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FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 


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upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. 

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PREFACE. 


The need of a book of family prayers is self- 
evident, and the history of the Reformed Church 
shows that our people have always used such 
books of devotion. 

The need of a new book of family prayers at 
this time is equally plain. Good books prepared 
years ago seem to have served their generation; 
and now without any reflection on the past 
something better suited to present wants is de¬ 
manded. 

A prayer book, like any other church book, 
should meet the wants of those for whom espe¬ 
cially it is prepared. It may not be easy to sa) 
definitely just what are the distinctive and 
peculiar wants of a denomination in this regard, 
but one readily feels the presense or the absence 
of a certain life and spirit in a book of devotion, 
which tone makes it acceptable or otherwise. 

Such a volume of suitable family prayers of 
necessity is a compilation from many sources; 
and such compilation is a real merit, for no wise 



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PREFACE. 


man would attempt to prepare so many prayers 
from his own limited resources. 

Grateful acknowledgment is here made of 
many helps used in this volume. In a few cases 
the prayers were taken bodily, while others were 
modified and recast, and occasionally only a 
single paragraph or even a sentence was used. 

Printed prayers are often too long and too 
wordy, at least for this day and generation. 
Shortness and conciseness are real aids to devo¬ 
tion, and we trust that this merit is found here. 
These prayers contain much in little; but there 
is no attempt to ask the Lord for everything in 
each prayer. Indeed we do well if we rightly ask 
Him for everything in many prayers. Some 
repetition surely must be expected, but the 
effort was to reduce it to a minimum. 

It should be well understood that these 
prayers are simply helps and guides. There is 
much in every Christian family life that is not set 
down here. There are many experiences of joy 
and sorrow, of doubt and fear, of suffering and 
confession, of anxiety and temptation, of dis¬ 
tressing disappointment and sore visitation, 
which demand special expression in the family 
prayer. A baptism or confirmation, a special 
season of the church year and many similar 


PREFACE. 


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matters call for notice at the family altar. There¬ 
fore in every family prayer in this volume room 
has been left, a place has been noted, where 
devout souls will find joy and comfort in adding 
such thanksgiving, confession, petition and in¬ 
tercession as will meet the want of the hour. 

Prayers for four weeks may seem sufficient, 
and any one of these may be shortened; but to 
meet certain wants shorter prayers for eight 
days have been added. 

Where family worship is held only once a day 
it will be an easy matter, with a little change of 
wording, to use both the morning and the even¬ 
ing prayers and so to have still greater variety. 

A number of prayers for the festival seasons 
will be found under the head of Festival Prayers, 
and also some for various other occasions will 
be found under the head of Special Prayers. 

As a help in the family worship selections 
from the Scriptures are given. All Scripture is 
profitable; but some parts are more profitable 
than others for family worship, and hence these 
selections. These might have been made more 
or less, but a daily reading for one year seemed 
enough. 

These selections must of necessity be short 
and cover but a part of the Bible, and even this 


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in a very broken order. Therefore to this read¬ 
ing in the family worship should be added the 
daily reading of the Scriptures by each individ¬ 
ual for himself. We are Protestants and we 
make great account of the Bible as a book to be 
in the hand of every Christian; and yet it is a 
painful fact that comparatively few Protestants 
have read the Bible through even once. It 
should be read as any other book is read, in large 
parts at a time, whole books if possible. Large 
as the Bible seems, you can readily read it in less 
than one hundred hours; and so, reading with 
regularity, as you do other things, you can easily 
read it through once every year. 

This book of family prayers is now offered to 
our people in the hope that it may greatly in¬ 
crease the spirit and habit of daily meditation 
and prayer in our families, and also that it may 
help parents to lead their families in a devout 
and comforting worship. 

To prepare a work of this kind is a tender 
office. Surely it is a sacred thing to lead the 
children of God into the holy place and to put 
words upon their lips worthy to be spoken to 
the great King. May God graciously accept this 
effort to help his people in their sacrifice of 
prayer and praise. 


CONTENTS. 


Preface . 3 

Scripture Selections . 9 

Index of Hymns. 267 

FAMILY PRAYERS. 

First Week . 23 

Second Week . 67 

Third Week . 109 

Fourth Week . 149 

Fifth Week . 193 

FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

Advent . 227 

Christmas .229 

New Year . 232 

Good Friday .234 

Easter Day . 237 

Ascension Day .239 

Whitsunday . 241 

Trinity Sunday .244 

SPECIAL PRAYERS. 

A Confession of Sin .251 

Before the Lord’s Supper . 254 

After the Lord’s Supper . 256 

For a Consistory Meeting . 258 

For a Missionary Meeting . 260 

For a Young People’s Meeting .262 

Table Prayers . 265 



























SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


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SELECTIONS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 


Genesis i :i-5, 26-31. The creation of man. 

Genesis 2:1-10, 15-24. Adam and Eve in Eden. 

Genesis 3:1-24. The temptation and fall. 

Genesis 4:1-16. Cain and Abel. 

Genesis 6:1-22. Noah’s ark. 

Genesis 7:1-24. The flood. 

Genesis 8:1-22. Noah leaves the ark. 

Genesis 9:1-17. Covenant of the rainbow. 

Genesis 11 :i-9,27-32. The tower of Babel. 

Genesis 12:1-9. God’s call to Abram. 

Genesis 13:1-18. Abram and Lot. 

Genesis 17:1-8, 15-22. Isaac is promised. 

Genesis 18:1-8, 16-33. Destruction of Sodom foretold. 
Genesis 19:1-3, 12-29. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. 
Genesis 21 :i-2i. Hagar in the wilderness. 

Genesis 22:1-19. Abraham offers up Isaac. 

Genesis 23:1-20. Death and burial of Sarah. 

Genesis 24:42-67. Isaac marries Rebekah. 

Genesis 28:1-22. Jacob’s ladder. 

Genesis 29:1-20. Jacob marries Rachel. 

Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30. Jacob wrestles with the angel. 
Genesis 35:6-20. Death of Rachel. 

Genesis 37:3-28. Joseph sold into Egypt. 

Genesis 40:1-23. Joseph in prison. 

Genesis 41 :i-i6, 25-36. Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s 
dreams. 

Genesis 41: 39 - 57 * Joseph rules over Egypt. 

Genesis 45:1-28. Joseph and his brethren. 



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Genesis 46:1-7, 28-34. Jacob and his sons in Egypt. 
Genesis 47 :i-i2, 27-31. Jacob dies in Egypt. 

Genesis 50:1-21. Burial of Jacob in Canaan. 

Exodus 1:7-14; 2:1-10. The birth of Moses. 

Exodus 3:1-22. The burning bush. 

Exodus 4:1-17, 27-31. Moses is sent to Pharaoh. 

Exodus 7:1-23. Moses turns water into blood. 

Exodus 12:1-17. God appoints the Passover. 

Exodus 12:21-42. The Hebrews leave Egypt. 

Exodus 14:5-31. The Hebrews cross the Red Sea. 
Exodus 16:9-21, 35. God gives the people manna. 
Exodus 18:5-27. Jethro advises Moses. 

Exodus 19:1-20. The Hebrews at Sinai. 

Exodus 23:1-25. Various laws. 

Exodus 24:1-18. Moses in the mountain with God. 
Exodus 32:1-7, 15-24. The golden calf. 

Exodus 34:1-10, 29-35. Moses in the mountain a sec¬ 
ond time. 

Exodus 35:20-29; 36:1-7. Gifts for the tabernacle. 
Exodus 40:17-38. The tabernacle is reared. 

Leviticus 25:1-22. The year of jubilee. 

Numbers 13:1, 2, 17-33. Spies sent to Canaan. 

Numbers 14:1-10, 26-35. The Hebrews murmur. 
Numbers 20:1-13,22-29. Water from the rock. Aaron dies. 
Numbers 27:12-23. Joshua chosen. 

Numbers 35:9-15, 24-34. Cities of refuge. 

Deut. 8:1-20. Moses exhorts the people. 

Deut. 10:12-22; 11:1-9. Further exhortation. 

Deut. 28:1-25. The blessing and the curse. 

Deut. 34:1-12. Death and burial of Moses. 

Joshua 1 :i-i8. Joshua succeeds Moses. 


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Joshua 2:1-24. Rahab and the spies. 

Joshua 3:5-17. The Hebrews enter Canaan. 

Joshua 4:1-24. Memorial stones. 

Joshua 6:1-16, 20, 25. Jericho taken. 

Joshua 23:1-14. Last words of Joshua. 

Joshua 24:14-31. Death of Joshua. 

Judges 4:1-24. Deborah and Barak. 

Judges 5:1-3, 19-31. The song of Deborah and Barak. 
Judges 6:7-24. Gideon entertains an angel. 

Judges 7:1-9, 19-23. Victory of the three hundred. 
Judges 11:29-40. Jephtha’s rash vow. 

Ruth 1 :i-22. Ruth and Naomi. 

Ruth 2:1-17. Ruth and Boaz. 

I Samuel 1:20-28; 2:1-11. Samuel born. 

I Samuel 3:1-21. Samuel called. 

I Samuel 9:1-22. Saul the son of Kish. 

I Samuel 10:17-27. Saul chosen king. 

I Samuel 16:1-13. David anointed. 

I Samuel 17:32-51. David slays Goliath. 

I Samuel 18:1-16. Saul jealous of David. 

I Samuel 20:11-23. David and Jonathan. 

I Samuel 28:3-20. The witch of Endor. 

I Samuel 31 :i-i3. Saul and his sons slain. 

II Samuel 1 :i-4, 17-27. David’s lament over Saul and 
Jonathan. 

II Samuel 7:1-17. David must not build the temple. 

II Samuel 12:1-23. Nathan’s parable to David. 

II Samuel 15:1-18,30. Absalom’s rebellion. 

I Kings 2:1-12. The death of David. 

I Kings 3:5-i5- Solomon’s wise choice. 

I Kings 4:20-34. Solomon’s greatness. 


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I Kings 5:1-18. Solomon’s preparation for the temple. 
I Kings 8:22-30, 54-66. Dedication of the temple. 

I Kings 10:1-13. The queen of Sheba. 

I Kings 17:1-16. Elijah the Tishbite. 

I Kings 18:1-21. Elijah and King Ahab. 

I Kings 18:30-46. Elijah on Mount Carmel. 

I Kings 19:1-21. The Lord cheers Elijah at Horeb. 

II Kings 2:1-15. Elijah taken to heaven. 

II Kings 5:1-14. Naaman cured. 

II Kings 6:1-18. Elijah at Dothan. 

II Kings 20:1-21. King Hezekiah. 

II Kings 22:1-20. Good king Josiah. 

I Chron. 16:1-3, 7-36. A psalm of thanksgiving. 

I Chron. 22:1-16. Preparation for the temple. 

I Chron. 28:1-12, 19, 20. David’s charge to Solomon. 

I Chron. 29:10-25. David’s gratitude. 

II Chron. 9:13-31. Solomon’s riches. 

Nehemiah 1:1-11. Sad news. 

Nehemiah 2:1-18. Nehemiah visits Jerusalem. 

Nehemiah 4:1-9, 15-23. Earnest work. 

Nehemiah 8:1-18. Seven days of service. 

Nehemiah 13:10-22. A strict Sabbath. 

Esther 1 :i-22. A royal folly. 

Esther 2:1-8, 15-23. Esther made queen. 

Esther 3:1-15. Haman’s revenge. 

Esther 4:1-17. A solemn fast. 

Esther 5:1-14. A fly in the ointment. 

Esther 6:1-14. Mordecai honored. 

Esther 7:1-10. Haman hanged. 

Esther 8:1-17. Joyful news. 

Esther 9:12-32. Memorial days. 


SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


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Job 1 :i-22. Job’s afflictions. 

Job 3 :i-7, 13-26. Job’s anguish. 

Job 42:7-17. Job’s happy end. 

Psalm 1 :i-6. Happiness of the godly. 

Psalm 2:1-12. The sure kingdom of God. 

Psalm 8:1-9. The greatness of man. 

Psalm 16:1-11. The hope of God’s children. 

Psalm 19:1-14. The perfect law of God. 

Psalm 23:1-6. The Lord our Shepherd. 

Psalm 24:1-10. The coming King. 

Psalm 25 :i-22. Trust in God. 

Psalm 27:1-14. A safe hiding place. 

Psalm 31 :i-24. Trust in trouble. 

Psalm 33:1-22. He careth for us. 

Psalm 34:1-22. The safety of the saints. 

Psalm 37:1-28. He careth for us. 

Psalm 42:1-11. Under a cloud. 

Psalm 45:1-17. The king and his people. 

Psalm 46:1-11. The refuge of the saints. 

Psalm 47:1-9. The ascended King. 

Psalm 48:1-14. Beautiful Mount Zion. 

Psalm 49:6-20. The emptiness of riches. 

Psalm 51 :i-i9. Have mercy, 0 God. 

Psalm 62:1-12; 63:1-8. Wait only and early upon God. 
Psalm 65:1-13. A harvest psalm. 

Psalm 66:1-20. The great works of God. 

Psalm 67:1-7. Great praise to God. 

Psalm 71 :i-24. The aged believer. 

Psalm 72 M-19. The coming kingdom. 

Psalm 80:1-19. The Church under persecution. 

Psalm 84:1-12. Longing for the house of God. 


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SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


Psalm 87:1-7. The glory of the Church. 

Psalm 89:1-18. The great God, our King. 

Psalm 90:1-17. The shortness of life. 

Psalm 91 :i-i6. The secret place of the Most High. 

Psalm 92:1-15. Sabbath praise. 

Psalm 95:1-11. Come and worship. 

Psalm 96:1-13. Good news for the Gentiles. 

Psalm 98:1-9. Sing, for He cometh. 

Psalms 99 and 100. Before Jehovah’s awful throne. 
Psalm 103:1-22. Bless the Lord, O my soul. 

Psalm 107:1-22. His fatherly providence. 

Psalm 111:1-10. His wonderful works. 

Psalm 112:1-10. The Lord’s chosen. 

Psalm 115:1-18. His care for his chosen. 

Psalm 116:1-19. Praise for deliverance. 

Psalm 118:1-10, 19-29. His mercy endureth forever. 
Psalm 119:1-16. The law of the Lord. 

Psalm 119:97-112. The law of the Lord. 

Psalms 121 and 122. A joyful going to the house of God. 
Psalms 124 and 125. The Lord is round about his people. 
Psalm 132:1-16. The holy place of God. 

Psalms 133 and 134. The communion of saints. 

Psalms 137 and 138. Tears, love and trust. 

Psalm 139:1-18. God everywhere. 

Psalm 145:1-21. His great goodness. 

Psalm 148:1-14. All his works praise him. 

Psalms 149 and 150. Praise ye the Lord. 

Proverbs 1 : i - i 6, 24-33. Wisdom pleads with the young. 
Proverbs 3:1-26. The truly wise are happy. 

Proverbs 4:1-13. Wisdom the principal thing. 

Proverbs 6:6-23. Good advice. 


SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


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Proverbs 8:1-11, 32-36. The excellency of wisdom. 
Proverbs 22:1-18. Eighteen wise words. 

Proverbs 31 no-31. Picture of a good wife. 

Eccles. 1 :i-i8. The royal preacher. 

Eccles. 2:1-13, 24-26. Vanity of vanities. 

Eccles. 3:1-14 22. A time for everything. 

Eccles. 5:1-7. Pay thy vows. 

Eccles. 7:1-14- Several better things. 

Eccles. 11 :i-io. A word to the young. 

Eccles. 12:1-14. In the days of thy youth. 

Isaiah 5:1-7. A great disappointment. 

Isaiah 11:1-16. A promise for Jew and Gentile. 
Isaiah 35:1-10. Coming glory in the Church. 

Isaiah 38:1-20. Thanksgiving for recovery. 

Isaiah 40:1-17. The prophet’s voice. 

Isaiah 40:18-31. The greatness of our God. 

Isaiah 52:1-10. Jerusalem comforted. 

Isaiah 53:1-12. The suffering Saviour. 

Isaiah 55 n-13. Come unto me. 

Isaiah 58:3-14. Empty worship. 

Isaiah 60:1-13. The coming in of the Gentiles. 
Isaiah 61:1-11. Great blessings foretold. 

Isaiah 63:1-9. Alone in the winepress. 

Jeremiah 17:19-27. Remember the Sabbath day. 
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14. A letter to the captives. 
Jeremiah 35:1-19. The Rechabites. 

Jeremiah 52:1-16. Carried into Babylon. 
Lamentations 1:1-11. The misery of sin. 
Lamentations 3:22-33. Hope in his mercy. 

Ezekiel 33:1-11. A faithful watchman. 

Ezekiel 37:1-14. The valley of dry bones. 


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SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS . 


Daniel 1 13 - 2 1. Four wise young men. 

Daniel 2:10-30. The king’s dream. 

Daniel 3:1-18. Daniel in danger. 

Daniel 3:19-30. Daniel in the king’s fire. 

Daniel 5:1-17, 25-31. The handwriting on the wall. 
Daniel 6:10-28. Daniel among the lions. 

Daniel 9:3-19. Daniel’s confession. 

Joel 2:12-19,28-32. A public fast. 

Amos 4:4-13. A stiff-necked people. 

Jonah 1:1-17. A runaway. 

Jonah 3:1-10. Jonah in Nineveh. 

Jonah 4:1-11. Jonah’s gourd. 

Micah 4:1-7. A beautiful prophecy. 

Haggai 2:1-9. The glory of the second temple. 
Malachai 3:1-12. The coming prophet. 

Matthew 2:1-15. The wise men at Bethlehem. 
Matthew 3 :i-i7. John the Baptist. 

Matthew 4:1-11. The temptation of Jesus. 

Matthew 5:1-16. The blessed. 

Matthew 5:33-48. But I say unto you. 

Matthew 6:1-18. How to worship. 

Matthew 6:19-34. How to live. 

Matthew 8:18-34. The tempest stilled. 

Matthew 9:1-13. The healer of body and soul. 
Matthew 11:16-30. A great responsibility. 

Matthew 12:1-21. Doing good on the Sabbath. 
Matthew 13:36-52. Four parables. 

Matthew 14:1-12. A rash promise. 

Matthew 14:22-33. Walking on the water. 

Matthew 17:1-13. The transfiguration. 

Matthew 18 7-20. How to deal with offences. 


SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


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Matthew 19:16-30. How to be saved. 

Matthew 21112-32. Jesus in Jerusalem. 

Matthew 22:1-14. Well dressed for the feast. 
Matthew 24:36-51. Watch for his coming. 
Matthew 25:1-13. Five were foolish. 

Matthew 25-31-46. The King’s judgment. 
Matthew 26:17-30. The last Passover. 

Matthew 27:26-50. Jesus crucified. 

Matthew 28:1-20. The first Lord’s Day. 

Mark 5:1-20. A wonderful deliverance. 

Mark 6:30-44. Five thousand fed. 

Mark 10:35-52. A beggar made rich. 

Mark 11:1-11. A royal entry. 

Mark 12:13-34. Hard questions easily answered. 
Mark 14:53-72. Poor Peter. 

Luke 1:5-25. Gabriel to Zacharias. 

Luke 1 126 - 42 . Gabriel to Mary. 

Luke 1:46-66. Mary’s thanksgiving. 

Luke 1 :67-8o. The prophecy of Zacharias. 

Luke 2:8-33. The shepherds at Bethlehem. 

Luke 10:2i-37. Our neighbor. 

Luke 15:11-32. Two selfish sons. 

Luke 24:13-35. A lovely afternoon walk. 

John 1 :i-i8. The light of the world. 

John 1:35-5i. Andrew, Philip and Nathaniel. 
John 2:1-17. The first miracle. 

John 3:1-17. Nicodemus with Jesus. 

John 4:1-26. Jesus at Jacob’s well. 

John 5.17-38. Jesus defends Himself. 

John 6:1-14. How a lad helped Jesus. 

John 10:1-18. The good Shepherd. 


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SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


John 11:1-29. A great sorrow. 

John 11:30-46. A great joy. 

John 12:1-11. A costly offering. 

John 13:1-17. An example of humility. 

John 14:1-14. Very tender words. 

John 15:1-14. The vine and its branches. 

John 17:1-21. The high-priestly prayer. 

John 19:23-42. Dead and buried. 

John 20:11-29. Fear, doubt and faith. 

John 21 :i-25. Jesus and the disciples by the seaside. 
Acts 1 :i-i4. Worshiping and waiting. 

Acts 2:1-28. The Christian Church founded. 

Acts 2:29-47. The first Christian sermon. 

Acts 5:1-11. Two liars. 

Acts 8:26-40. A sermon and a baptism in the desert. 
Acts 9:1-22. A scholar learns a great lesson. 

Acts 9:36-43. The death of a godly woman. 

Acts 10:1-23. Peter’s vision. 

Acts 10:24-48. The first Gentile convert. 

Acts 12:1-17. An angel opens a prison. 

Acts 16:19-33. Paul preaches in prison. 

Acts 17:16-34. Paul preaches at Athens. 

Acts 19:1-12. A busy man. 

Acts 20:17-38. A tender farewell. 

Acts 26:12-32. Paul before Agrippa. 

Romans 1 :i-i7. A letter from a friend. 

Romans 5:1-12, 18-21. Justified by faith. 

Romans 6:1-23. Living unto Christ. 

Romans 8:1-18. The witness of the Spirit. 

Romans 10:1-17. Faith cometh by hearing. 

Romans 12:1-21. A living sacrifice. 

Romans 13:1-14. Obedience to authority. 


SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 


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Romans 14:1-19. Disputes about small matters. 

I Cor. 1:10-31. The foolishness of preaching. 

I Cor. 2:1-16. The power of God’s truth. 

I Cor. 3:1-23. The only foundation. 

I Cor. 10:1-17. Warning examples. 

I Cor. 11:17-34. The story of the Lord’s Supper. 

I Cor. 12:1-18, 27-31. The gifts of the Spirit. 

I Cor. 13:1-13. Love. 

I Cor. 15:1-20. The Lord is risen indeed. 

I Cor. 15 :42-58. Our sure resurrection. 

II Cor. 4:1-18. Living unto Christ. 

II Cor. 5:1-21. Our sure hope. 

II Cor. 6:1-18. A faithful minister. 

II Cor. 8:1-12; 9:6-11. The grace of giving. 
Galatians 6:1-10. Burden bearing. 

In Christ Jesus. 

Fellow citizens with the saints. 

Sent to the Gentiles. 

A holy calling. 

A holy living. 

Armed for a great battle. 

Phil. 2:1-16. Humiliation and exaltation. 

Col. 1 :i-20. To those in the kingdom. 

Col. 3:1-17. The saints exhorted. 

I Thess. 2:1-13. A faithful pastor. 

I Thess. 4:9-18. The hope of the dead. 

I Timothy 3:1-16. Fitness for office. 

I Timothy 6:6-2i. The danger of riches. 

II Timothy 1 .*1-14. A loving letter to a noble son. 

II Timothy 2:1-19. Early taught and trained. 

II Timothy 3:14-17; 4:1-8. A father’s parting words. 
Hebrews 1 n-14. In these last days. 


Ephesians 1 :i-23. 
Ephesians 2:1-22. 
Ephesians 3 :8-2i. 
Ephesians 4:1-16. 
Ephesians 4:17-32. 
Ephesians 6:10-24. 


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Hebrews 2:1-18. How shall we escape? 

Hebrews 9:1-15, 24-28. The old and the new. 

Hebrews 10:1-18. The perfect sacrifice. 

Hebrews 10:19-39. Entering into the holiest. 

Hebrews 11:1-22. Examples of faith. 

Hebrews 11:23-40. The works of faith. 

'Hebrews 12:1-13. Looking unto Jesus. 

Hebrews 12:14-29. The new Mount Zion. 

James 1:1-15. The blessedness of temptation. 

James 1:16-27. True religion. 

James 2:1-18. The royal law. 

James 3 :i-i8. The power of the tongue. 

James 5 :i-20. Patience and prayer. 

I Peter 2 *.9-25. A peculiar people. 

I Peter 3 :8-22. Innocent suffering. 

I Peter 5:1-11. Faithful servants. 

II Peter 1 :i-2i. An assured faith. 

II Peter 3:1-18. The coming day of God. 

I John 1 :i-io. Fellowship with Him. 

I John 2:1-17. The new commandment. 

I John 3:1-24. Brotherly love. 

I John 4:7-21. Love is of God. 

I. John 5:10-21. Life in Christ. 

II John. Walking in truth. 

III John. Christian hospitality. 

Rev. 1 :i-20. The vision on Patmos. 

Rev. 2:1-17. Letters to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos. 
Rev. 2:18-29. Letter to Thyatira. 

Rev. 3:1-22. Letters to Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. 
Rev. 7:9-i7. Arrayed in white robes. 

Rev. 21 :i-I2, 21-27. The holy city. 

Rev. 22:1-21. The last word. 


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Safely through another week 

God has brought us on our way; 

Let us now a blessing seek, 

Waiting in his courts today; 

Day of all the week the best, 

Emblem of eternal rest. 

While we pray for pardoning grace, 
Through the dear Redeemer’s name, 

Show thy reconciled face, 

Take away our sin and shame; 

From our worldly cares set free, 

May we rest this day in Thee. 

Here we come thy name to praise; 

May we feel thy presence near; 

May thy glory meet our eyes, 

While we in thy house appear; 

Here afford us, Lord, a taste 

Of our everlasting feast. 

May thy gospel’s joyful sound 
Conquer sinners, comfort saints; 

Make the fruits of grace abound, 

Bring relief for all complaints; 

Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, 

Till we join the Church above. 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


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SUNDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, who by thy 
mercy hast brought us to the light of another 
day, even a day of the Son of Man, enable us by 
thy grace to keep it holy. Give us the spirit of 
true devotion. Do Thou help our infirmities, 
teaching us how to unburden our hearts before 
Thee. By thy word make us deeply to feel our 
ignorance, our sinfulness and all our need, that 
we may come with sincere desire and comfort¬ 
ing hope to thy throne of grace. 

O blessed Saviour, deliver us this day from 
wandering thoughts and from an unbelieving 
heart, and enable us by thy grace to join humbly 
and earnestly in the service of thy sanctuary. 

Fulfil thy gracious promise, O Lord, to meet 
and to bless those who come together in thy 
name, and do Thou give us grace and strength, 
peace and comfort, while we wait upon Thee. 

Help us to love the habitation of thy house 
and the place where thine honor dwelleth, and 
do Thou make all the means of grace to be to 
our souls as showers that water the earth. Help 
us to continue in all things that are written in 


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the book of the law to do them, growing in 
grace and knowledge, that we may believe unto 
the saving of the soul. 

Be with all thy ministering servants, this day, 
appointed to preach the word of life. Fill them 
with light and love, with holy wisdom and zeal, 
that their words may come to us with power; 
and do Thou also open our hearts to receive all 
this truth, our faith being mixed with what we 
hear. 

Our heavenly Father, make this day rich in 
blessing to many souls, in the awakening of sin¬ 
ners and in the refreshment of thine own people. 
Gather into thy Church, O Lord, from Jews and 
Gentiles, at home and in heathen lands, many 
who shall be saved. Let the light of thy truth 
shine upon all lands, and so let thy kingdom 
come until the whole earth shall be filled with 
thy glory. 

Bless all our rulers and lead them in right 
ways. Grant peace and prosperity not only to 
our own people but also to all the nations of the 
earth. 

O God, the fountain of all truth and grace, 
who hast called us out of darkness into marvel¬ 
ous light by the glorious gospel of thy Son, 
grant us power, we beseech Thee, to walk 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


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worthy of this vocation, with all lowliness and 
meekness, endeavoring to keep the unity of the 
Spirit in the bond of peace, that we may have 
our fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting 
life. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, O Lord, we commit ourselves to 
thy care for this day. Hold Thou up our goings 
in thy paths, that our footsteps slip not. Enable 
us by thy grace in word and deed to adorn the 
doctrine of God our Saviour. May our light so 
shine before men that they seeing our good 
works may glorify Thee. Hear us, we beseech 
Thee, for the sake 6f Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be 
thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, 
as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into 
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine 
is the kingdom and the power and the glory for¬ 
ever. Amen. 


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FIRST WEEK. 


SUNDAY EVENING. 

Most gracious God, we come to Thee this 
night with humble confession of our many sins, 
yet trusting in Jesus Christ for forgiveness. 

Lord, forgive our vain thoughts, our idle 
words, our hasty tempers, our wasted time, our 
unused talents, our forgetfulness and our neg¬ 
lect—O Lord, we cannot number them. Thou 
hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret 
sins in the light of thy countenance. In infinite 
mercy pardon us, for Christ’s sake. Do Thou 
cleanse and heal our souls, and enable us to live 
before Thee as thy forgiven and accepted chil¬ 
dren, rejoicing in blessed sonship. 

Our heavenly Father, we praise thy name for 
thy care over us throughout this day; and we 
bless Thee for the love and mercy which have 
followed us all our life-long. We thank Thee 
for all thy providence, for sorrow and joy, for 
sickness and health, for thy patience with us 
through all our wanderings and for thy grace 
that has upheld us in all our weakness. We bless 
Thee, the Lord, and gratefully remember all thy 
benefits. 


SUNDAY EVENING 


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Thy fatherly hand has been upon us this day 
for good. We have rejoiced before Thee in the 
blessed communion of thy saints. We have 
worshiped toward thy holy hill. We thank Thee, 
O Lord, for the sacred things of this day, for 
what our eyes have seen and our ears have heard 
and our hearts have felt of thy mercy and grace, 
in the privileges of thy house and in the quiet of 
our home. O let the words of our mouths and 
the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in 
thy sight. 

Let thy blessing rest upon the services of this 
day, and hear Thou the prayers of thy suppliant 
people. Make thy word powerful in all hearts; 
and send thy gospel into all lands, until thy 
kingdom shall have fully come. 

Bless our congregation in all its interests and 
activities. Help us all to be useful in our various 
relations and stations; and grant that every day 
we may more and more faithfully serve Thee and 
desire to glorify Thee. 

We pray for thy blessing upon all men. Re¬ 
store the sick, have mercy on the dying, enlight¬ 
en the ignorant, call back the erring and draw 
all men unto Thyself. 

O gracious God, so teach us to number our 
days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, 


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spending each as if it were our last and ever hop¬ 
ing in thy mercy unto everlasting life. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now that the day groweth to an end we 
would lie down to rest in thy name. Accept our 
prayers and confirm us in our holy, undoubted, 
Christian faith. O Thou Sun of righteousness, 
shine upon our souls and make us joyful in Thee. 

Our Father, etc. 


5 L. M. 

Be Thou, O God, exalted high; 

And as thy glory fills the sky, 

So let it be on earth displayed, 

Till Thou art here, as there, obeyed. 

O God, my heart is fixed; ’t is bent 
Its thankful tribute to present; 

And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise 
To Thee, my God, in songs of praise. 

Thy praises, Lord, I will resound 
To all the listening nations round; 

Thy mercy highest heaven transcends; 

Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 


MONDAY MORNING. 


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MONDAY MORNING. 

O Lord our God, who hast appointed days for 
rest and days for labor, we bless Thee that Thou 
dost permit us to enter upon another week in 
circumstances of mercy and peace. We offer 
ourselves anew to thy holy service which is per¬ 
fect freedom. We are not our own, but belong 
both in body and soul, in life and in death to 
Thee our Maker, Redeemer and Sanctifier. May 
our whole life and conversation be a song of 
gratitude and praise for thine infinite goodness 
and mercy. 

We humbly confess, O Lord, that we are poor 
sinners, unable by nature to keep thy holy laws 
and precepts. Thou must work in us both to 
will and to do according to thy good pleasure. 
Grant us, we beseech Thee, the powerful aid of 
thy Holy Spirit, that He may lead us into all 
truth and holiness; and do Thou so fit us by thy 
heavenly grace for the duties of this day and 
week that we may begin, continue and end all 
our works in Thee. Control our thoughts, 
words and actions, that they all may be instru¬ 
ments of righteousness to thy praise. 


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O Lord, enlighten our understandings, that 
we may know Thee; sanctify our affections, that 
we may love Thee; and put thy fear into our 
hearts, that we may dread to offend Thee. Con¬ 
vince us thoroughly, O Lord, of the great evil 
of sin, that we may hate it and endeavor in all 
things to obey thy blessed will and to walk be¬ 
fore Thee in holiness and righteousness all our 
days. 

Give us, we beseech Thee, the power of faith 
which overcometh the world, the flesh and the 
Devil. Fill our hearts with supreme love to 
God and charity to our fellow men. Make us 
thankful in prosperity and patient in adversity. 
Keep before our eyes continually the cross of 
Christ, as the true source of strength and our 
only safeguard against evil thoughts and desires. 
Direct our minds, in the midst of our earthly 
labors, to the kingdom of heaven and its right¬ 
eousness. Suffer not our affections to dwell be¬ 
low and to be set upon the vanities of this pres¬ 
ent evil world. O give us contentment of heart 
and a childlike trust in Thee. 

Extend thy compassion to all that labor under 
affliction. Send relief to those that are in want, 
ease those that are in pain and give deliverance 


MONDAY MORNING. 


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to the oppressed and persecuted, especially to 
those who suffer for righteousness’ sake. 

Establish, O Lord, and greatly enlarge the 
borders of thy Church; and may the knowledge 
of thy name and the consolations of thy grace 
soon fill all lands and all hearts. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We humbly commend ourselves and all our 
affairs this day to thy blessing and protection. 
Defend us from all evil and from the fear and 
dread of it. More especially keep us from the 
evil of sin and the assaults of our spiritual ene¬ 
mies. And let thy goodness and mercy follow 
us all the days of our life, for the sake of Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 
Praise Him, all creatures here below; 

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; 

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 


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FIRST WEEK. 


MONDAY EVENING. 

Most gracious and merciful God, we give Thee 
thanks that it hath pleased Thee to add another 
day to the years of our life, and that none of thy 
judgments, which we justly deserve, have fallen 
upon us. 

With deep humility, O holy Lord God, we 
confess our many sins. We acknowledge our 
infirmities, which cause us to fall far short of 
being wholly devoted to Thee, and our remain¬ 
ing depravity which ever wars against thy sanc¬ 
tifying grace in our souls. 

O God, infinite in mercy, pardon our sins of 
the day past, which we have committed through 
negligence, weakness and frailty, whether in 
thought, word or deed, and grant that they may 
never rise up in judgment against us. 

Keep it ever in our hearts that it is an evil 
thing and bitter to forsake and offend the Lord 
our God. Above all things restrain us from wil¬ 
ful and deliberate sins, that we may never grieve 
thy Spirit nor provoke Thee to give us over to 
our own ways. 


MONDAY EVENING. 


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Impress us with a due sense of the shortness of 
our mortal life, that we may make a right use of 
our time as it passes, spending it in thy fear and 
to thy glory; and help us never to abuse thy 
long-suffering and patience. Especially as we 
know not the number of our days nor the hour 
when Thou shalt call us away, help us, we be¬ 
seech Thee, O Lord, to redeem the present hour 
while the day lasts. Help us to keep in view our 
latter end; and in the hour of death and in the 
day of judgment, good Lord, deliver us. 

O Thou preserver of all, have mercy on all 
conditions of men. From thy fulness provide 
for the destitute; by thy power heal the sick; by 
thy Holy Spirit comfort the suffering and sor¬ 
rowing; by thy restoring grace raise the fallen; 
and by thy voice of love and mercy call back 
such as have wandered from Thee. Help, O 
Lord, and save all who feel their need of thy 
grace. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O God, all powerful, take us this night under 
thy protection. Let our weary nature be re¬ 
freshed by quiet sleep; and by thy grace and 
providence bring us at last through all the trials 


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FIRST WEEK. 


and temptations of this world to a blessed end, 
that so we may die in peace, rest in hope and rise 
to glory. 

Our Father, etc. 


8 lls. & 5. 

Praise ye the Father for his loving kindness; 

Tenderly cares He for his erring children; 

Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens, 
Praise ye Jehovah. 

Praise ye the Saviour; great is his compassion; 
Graciously cares He for his chosen people; 

Young men and maidens, ye old men and children, 
Praise ye the Saviour. 

Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel, 

Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us; 

Praise ye the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, 

Praise ye the triune God! 


TUESDAY MORNING. 


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TUESDAY MORNING. 

Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the 
mercy that has spared us from the dangers of the 
night and that has permitted us to begin a new 
day. We praise thy name for all thy great 
goodness. 

Continue thy mercy toward us, we beseech 
Thee. Uphold us lest we fall. Help us to turn 
away from all sin in heart and in life and to love 
only what Thou dost love. Help us to do justly, 
to love mercy and to walk humbly with Thee, 
our God. Make us watchful, that we enter not 
into temptation, and do Thou fill us with holy 
thoughts and desires. Give us a meek and lov¬ 
ing spirit, and enable us always to act as be¬ 
comes thy disciples. Hold Thou us up and we 
shall be safe. 

Keep us this day in thy fear and favor. Order 
all our steps and prosper us in that which we 
set our hand unto in thy name, that all our go¬ 
ings may be to thy praise. In prosperity help us 
to be thankful, in adversity help us to be patient, 
and for what is yet future help us to put our firm 


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FIRST WEEK. 


trust in Thee, our faithful God and Father, 
knowing that Thou wilt make all things work 
together for the good of thy people. 

Grant us thy guidance in all that we do. Coun¬ 
sel us with thy wisdom and keep us evermore in 
right ways. Thus may we ever know the bless¬ 
edness of those who joyfully wait for thy com¬ 
ing to judge the world. 

We poor sinners confess, O Lord, that we 
have sinned against Thee by thought, word and 
deed; wherefore we flee for refuge to thine in¬ 
finite mercy, seeking and imploring thy grace, 
for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Have 
mercy upon us and for his sake forgive all our 
sins. By thy Holy Spirit increase in us true 
knowledge of Thee and of thy will and true obe¬ 
dience to thy word, to the end that by thy grace 
we may come to everlasting life, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

We pray for thy sorrowing ones. Comfort 
them as Thou alone canst. Give them beauty 
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and the 
garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. 

O Lord, bless thy holy Church in all the 
world. Keep her pure in doctrine and strong in 
faith. Endue thy ministers with power from on 
high, and make thy salvation known to all men. 


TUESDAY MORNING. 


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Bless our nation, and help us as a people to 
fear Thee, working righteousness. Bless all in 
authority over us. Give them wisdom and a 
godly mind, that they may be a blessing to our 
land. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Hear us, O Lord, in these our feeble petitions, 
for the sake of Him in whose name we pray, 
saying: 

Our Father, etc. 


c. M. D. 


The God of mercy be adored, 

Who calls our souls from death, 
Who saves by his redeeming word 
And new-creating breath; 

To praise the Father and the Son, 

And Spirit all divine, 

The One in Three and Three in One, 
Let saints and angels join. 


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FIRST WEEK. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 

Unto Thee, O Lord, do we lift up our souls. 
We cry unto Thee daily, O Thou that hearest 
prayer. We would draw near unto Thee with 
our whole heart, trusting in thine infinite mercy 
in Christ Jesus. We confess our unworthiness, 
for we have this day sinned. Our thoughts have 
wandered, our hearts have gone astray, our faith 
has been weak, our love has been cold; O have 
mercy upon us and accept us, we beseech Thee, 
in Him, lifting upon us the light of thy counte¬ 
nance and filling us with joy* and peace in be¬ 
lieving. 

Remember in mercy, we beseech Thee, thy 
Church militant. Let her ministers be clothed 
with righteousness and her priests with salva¬ 
tion. Build up her desolations, restore her dis¬ 
orders, heal her divisions, and grant unto her 
prosperity, safety, unity and peace. 

Send forth thy light and thy truth unto the 
ends of the earth. Cause the glorious gospel of 
thy grace to be proclaimed among all nations, 
and powerfully incline the hearts of men every¬ 
where to hear and obey the joyful sound. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 


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We pray for all estates of men in Christian 
lands; for kings, princes and governors and for 
the people committed to their charge and care; 
especially for thy servants, the President of the 
United States, the Governor of this Common¬ 
wealth and for all the rulers of this land and na¬ 
tion. Make us a righteous people, serving Thee 
in quietness and peace. 

O God, to whom belong both power and 
mercy, and who renderest to every man accord¬ 
ing to his work, give us grace, we beseech Thee, 
ever to seek those things which are well-pleasing 
in thy sight, that we may pass through the world 
as pilgrims and strangers, in all holy conversa¬ 
tion and godliness, looking for and hasting unto 
the second coming of the Lord Jesus, when He 
shall come to be glorified in his saints and ad¬ 
mired in all them that believe, to whom, with 
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, 
world without end. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, almighty God, who givest thine 
angels charge over us, to keep us in all our ways, 
we will lie down in peace and take our rest in 
thy name, O Lord, who only makest us to dwell 


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in safety. Keep us from all harm, refresh us 
with wholesome sleep, raise us up again to praise 
thy name and bring us at last to life eternal, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


461 c. M. 

To Zion’s hill I lift mine eyes, 

From thence expecting aid, 

From Zion’s hill and Zion’s God, 

Who heav’n and earth has made. 

Thou, then, my soul in safety rest, 

Thy guardian will not sleep; 

His watchful care that Israel guards 
Will thee in safety keep. 

Sheltered beneath th’ Almighty’s wings, 

Thou shalt securely rest; 

Where neither sun nor moon shall thee 
By day or night molest. 

At home, abroad, in peace, in war, 

Thy God shall thee defend, 

Conduct thee through life’s pilgrimage 
Safe to thy journey’s end. 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 


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WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

O Thou shepherd of Israel, who dost neither 
slumber nor sleep, under thy providential care 
we have rested securely during another night, 
for which we now render Thee our humble and 
unfeigned thanks. We have slept and awaked, 
and lo, Thou art still with us, and we are yet 
among the living to praise Thee. Blessed be 
thy holy name forever and ever. 

Our voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O 
Lord; in the morning we will direct our prayer 
unto Thee and will look up. Thou hast a de¬ 
light in all that call upon Thee, and wilt bless 
such as are of a humble and contrite heart, en¬ 
compassing them with favor as with a shield. O 
let the same power and goodness which have 
been over us during the night attend us 
throughout all this day, that no evil may be¬ 
fall us. 

Grant us grace to begin this day in thy fear 
and to end it to thy glory. We are weak, be 
Thou our strength. We are ignorant and do 
easily err, be Thou our light and our guide. We 


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FIRST WEEK . 


are prone to thoughtlessness and vanity, keep 
us mindful, we entreat Thee, of death and of that 
great day in which we must give a strict account 
of our thoughts, words and actions, to the end 
that we may live soberly, righteously and godly 
in this present evil world. 

O Thou omniscient and holy Lord God, we 
humbly confess before Thee our sins. Have 
mercy upon us and grant us thy pardon and 
peace. Create in us clean hearts and renew 
right spirits within us. Make us by a true faith 
partakers of Christ and all his benefits. Comfort 
us and abide with us forever. 

O Lord, as Thou hast called us to be useful to 
each other and to the generation in which we 
live, grant us grace to go forth to our daily 
duties with cheerfulness and in humble depend¬ 
ence on thy help. Bless Thou our labors, O 
Lord, and establish upon us the work of our 
hands, that so we may live for one another and 
above all for Thee, until Thou shalt call us to 
rest in thy heavenly kingdom. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Bless us as a family and grant us all grace to 
love and to fear Thee. Be merciful to all who 


WEDNESDAY MORNING . 


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are in any trouble or affliction. O God of pity, 
administer to them help and comfort according 
to their several necessities, for the sake of Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


118 o. m. 

O, for a thousand tongues to sing 
My great Redeemer’s praise, 

The glories of my God and King, 

The triumphs of his grace! 

My gracious Master and my God, 

Assist me to proclaim, 

To- spread through all the earth abroad 
The honors of thy name. 

Jesus, the name that calms our fears, 

That bids our sorrows cease, 

’Tis music to my ravished ears, 

’Tis life and health and peace. 

He breaks the power of reigning sin, 

He sets the prisoner free; 

His blood can make the foulest clean, 

His blood availed for me. 


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FIRST WEEK . 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

Our Father in heaven, in thy great mercy 
Thou hast brought us to the close of another 
day, and with unfeigned gratitude we bring unto 
Thee our evening sacrifice of praise. 

Most gracious and merciful God, who art of 
purer eyes than to* behold iniquity and hast 
promised mercy and forgiveness to all those who 
confess and forsake their sins, we come before 
Thee with a humble sense of our own unworthi¬ 
ness, acknowledging our manifold transgres¬ 
sions of thy righteous law in thought, in word 
and in deed. We have every day done those 
things which Thou hast forbidden and left un¬ 
done those things which Thou hast commanded, 
so that when we look upon our past lives and re¬ 
member that Thou knowest our most secret sins, 
we are afraid of thy judgments and ashamed to 
lift up our eyes unto Thee. But, O gracious 
Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner 
but rather that he should live, look upon us, we 
beseech Thee, in thy Son, Jesus Christ, and for 
the merits of his sufferings be Thou merciful 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 


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unto us and grant us the full and free forgiveness 
of our sins. 

Help us, O Lord, to possess our souls in pa¬ 
tience amidst all the changes of this mortal life. 
Give us a cheerful faith, a joyful hope and a 
peaceful love. From gloominess of mind, from 
repinings, from dejection of spirit, from distrust 
of thy mercy and from fear of death, good Lord, 
deliver us. 

May the Spirit of Christ ever rule and live in 
us, inspiring our hearts with a sincere love of 
Thee, O God, with an earnest desire to please 
Thee and with a dread of offending Thee. Sanc¬ 
tify us wholly, we beseech Thee, that our souls 
and bodies may be preserved blameless unto the 
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Bless, O Lord, the poor and needy, the sick 
and afflicted, the wretched and distressed. Have 
compassion upon all ranks and conditions of 
men. Sanctify the afflictions of thy hand unto 
those who endure them, and in thine own good 
time turn their sorrow into joy. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We beseech Thee, O Lord, continue thy pro¬ 
tection to us this night. Into thy hands we com- 


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FIRST WEEK. 


mend ourselves and all things that belong to us. 
Be pleased to watch over us. Defend us from 
all dangers and mischiefs and from the dread and 
fear of evil, to the end that we may enjoy such 
quiet and refreshing sleep as may fit us for the 
duties of the coming day. 

O Lord, make us ever mindful of that time 
when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us 
grace always so to live that we may never be 
afraid to die, but that whether we live we may 
live unto Thee and whether we die we may die 
unto Thee, that living and dying we may be 
thine, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


L. M. 61. 


To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise and glory given, 
By all on earth and all in heaven, 
As was through ages heretofore, 

Is now, and shall be evermore. 


THURSDAY MORNING. 


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THURSDAY MORNING. 

O Lord God, who upholdest all things by the 
word of thy power and who hast preserved our 
life unto this day, we praise Thee, for great is 
thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them 
that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for 
them that trust in Thee before the sons of men. 
Thou hast been mindful of us and Thou wilt 
bless us. We put our trust in Thee, for Thou 
hast been our help and our shield. We will bless 
Thee, O Lord, from this time forth and for ever¬ 
more, for thy merciful kindness is great toward 
us, and thy truth endureth forever. 

O God, the day is thine, the night also is thine, 
and from Thee cometh down every good and 
perfect gift. We thank Thee for the mercies of 
the night and for the mercies of this new day. 

Unite our hearts to fear thy name, and help us 
by thy grace to do those things which shall 
please and glorify Thee; and while we seek first 
thy kingdom and righteousness do Thou grant 
us all temporal things needful for us. 

Cause us to know the way wherein we should 
walk, for we lift up our souls unto Thee. Grant 


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FIRST WEEK. 


us that wisdom which is profitable to direct, that 
we may guide our affairs with discretion. The 
Lord be with us and make all that we do to pros¬ 
per in our hands, that we may have to give to 
them that have need. Help us to trust in Thee 
and to do good, that dwelling in the land we 
verily may be fed. 

Preserve us in our going out and our coming 
in, and keep us from all evil. Suffer us not to be 
tempted above that we are able to bear, but with 
the temptation be pleased to make a way of es¬ 
cape that we may be able to bear it. 

We beseech Thee, most merciful God, to com¬ 
fort and help all the weak-hearted, to raise up 
them that fall and finally to beat down Satan 
under our feet. 

Be Thou gracious to our kindred and our 
country, and let all those that love Thee be joy¬ 
ful in Thee, the Lord. Grant that thy blessing 
may be upon them and us, and do Thou fill our 
mouth with thy praise and with thine honor all 
the day long. So shall our lips greatly rejoice 
when we sing unto Thee, and our soul which 
Thou hast redeemed. 

Lord Jesus, who hast made us sons of God, 
enable us to purify ourselves even as Thou art 


THURSDAY MORNING. 


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pure, that when Thou shalt appear again with 
power and great glory we may be made like 
unto Thee in thine eternal and glorious king¬ 
dom. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to look be¬ 
yond the things which are seen and temporal to 
the things which are not seen and eternal, that 
walking by faith more than by sight we may not 
be unduly moved by any occasions in this world, 
but be able to* endure unto the end in the way 
of life; and so do Thou give us an abundant en¬ 
trance into the kingdom of thy glory, and we 
will give the praise of our salvation to the 
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, world 
without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


c. M. 

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, 

The God whom we adore, 

Be glory as it was, is now, 

And shall be evermore. 


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THURSDAY EVENING. 

O Lord God, who art from everlasting to 
everlasting, merciful and gracious, who pardon- 
est iniquity and sin and passest by the trans¬ 
gression of the remnant of thy heritage, who 
retainest not thine anger forever because 
Thou delightest in mercy, we are before 
Thee in our trespasses; have Thou mercy 
upon us. We have sinned, O Thou Holy One, 
and to us belongeth confusion of face; but to 
Thee, the Lord our God, belong also mercies 
and forgivenesses. Deal not with us after our 
sins nor reward us according to our iniquities. 
Make clean our hearts within us and take not 
thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Our heavenly Father, who hast this day pros¬ 
pered us in all good, who hast preserved us and 
kept us alive and hast showed us thy marvelous 
loving kindness, we would sing of thy mercies 
forever, and with our mouth would we make 
known thy faithfulness to all generations. We 
will praise Thee, O Lord, with our whole heart 
and glorify thy name forevermore. 


THURSDAY EVENING . 


5i 


We are not worthy of the least of all the 
mercies and of all the truth which Thou hast 
showed unto thy servants; grant that thine eye 
which is upon them that hope in thy mercy may 
guide us and that the shadow of thy hand may 
cover ns. 

O Lord, who hast loved us and hast sent thy 
Son to be an offering for our sins, grant us re¬ 
demption through Him; and having boldness to 
enter into the holiest by his blood, by a new 
and living way which He hath consecrated for 
us, we draw near with a true heart, in full assur¬ 
ance of faith, that we may obtain mercy and 
find grace tO' help in time of need. 

Almighty God, whose throne is in the heavens 
and whose kingdom ruleth over all, who govern- 
est the nations upon earth and workest all things 
after the counsel of thine own will, let it please 
Thee to give peace in our time and let our land 
yield her increase. Upon us and upon our house 
command the blessing, even life forevermore. 
Bless those who are dear to us and withhold 
from them no good thing. 

Arise, O Lord, and have mercy upon Zion. 
Keep thy Church continually in thy true relig¬ 
ion, that they who do lean only upon the hope 


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of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended 
by thy mighty power. 

Save thine afflicted ones and bring them out 
of their distresses. Grant that as our day is, so 
our strength may be. Ever direct our steps and 
keep us in thy faith and fear; so that standing 
perfect and complete in all thy will we may find 
mercy of the Lord in that day when the secrets 
of all hearts shall be revealed. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And while we live in the hallowing of thy 
name, in the furtherance of thy kingdom and in 
the doing of thy will, may thy peace, which 
passeth all understanding, keep our hearts and 
minds through Christ Jesus. 

Our Father, etc. 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


53 


FRIDAY MORNING. 

Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we 
live and move and have our being, we render 
thanks unto Thee for thy kind care over us dur¬ 
ing the night that is past. • 

Since it is of thy great mercy that another 
day has opened upon us, we once more dedicate 
unto Thee our souls and our bodies, that they 
may be made to serve thy glory and our own 
salvation in a sober, righteous and godly life. 
We renounce all the works of darkness; O cause 
us to walk in the light of thy countenance. We 
renounce the vanities of the world; O help us to 
seek after the enduring substance that is laid up 
with Thee in heaven. We renounce all the lusts 
of the flesh; O enable us to walk in the Spirit. 
In these desires and purposes do Thou, most 
merciful God, confirm and strengthen us by 
thine ever present grace. 

Give us, O Lord, an abiding sense of the 
vanity and shortness of this mortal life. Seeing 
that the Son of Man cometh at an hour when 
we think not, may we be always ready, that so 
the dread summons may not come upon us un- 


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FIRST WEEK. 


awares, but that having our loins girt about and 
our lamps burning, we may be like those that 
wait for their Lord. 

Accept, O Lord, our earnest intercessions for 
all mankind. Let the light of thy glorious gos¬ 
pel shine upon all nations, and cause it to bring 
forth in Christian lands the fruits of righteous¬ 
ness .to the praise of thy heavenly grace. 

Bless thy Church, O Thou who hast pur¬ 
chased her with thine own blood. Make her 
the joy of the whole earth; clothe her ministers 
with power; extend her borders into all lands; 
and may earth’s millions of sinning, sorrowing 
and suffering souls find their home and their 
rest in her bosom. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Bless all our friends and acquaintances. Those 
that are in sin, O Lord, convert. Those that are 
in grace confirm and strengthen. Unite us all 
to one another by mutual love and to Thyself 
by the constant practice of holiness, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Be merciful to all who are in any trouble or 
affliction, in mind, body or outward estate. 
Raise up helpers to such as are in want and ad- 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


55 


minister grace and comfort to all according to 
their several necessities, for the sake of the suf¬ 
fering and sorrow of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


127 


7s. D. 


Hasten, Lord, the glorious time 
When, beneath Messiah’s sway, 

Every nation, every clime, 

Shall the gospel call obey. 

Mightiest kings his power shall own, 
Heathen tribes his name adore; 

Satan and his host, o’erthrown, 

Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 

Then shall war and tumult cease, 

Then be banished grief and pain; 

Righteousness and joy and peace 
Undisturbed shall ever reign; 

Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, 
Ever praise his glorious name; 

All his mighty acts record, 

All his wondrous love proclaim. 


56 


FIRST WEEK. 


FRIDAY EVENING. 

Blessed be thy name, O Lord, who hast 
brought us in safety to the close of another day 
of our earthly pilgrimage. We beseech Thee to 
regard our prayer and the prayers of all thv 
people, and to pardon all our sins, according to 
thy loving kindness and thy tender mercy. 

Accept, O Lord, our evening sacrifice and 
pour out upon us the fulness of thy grace. Guard 
and defend us by thy holy angels; arm us with 
the weapons of righteousness; surround us with 
thy truth; watch over us with thy power; pre¬ 
serve us from all harm and danger of body and 
soul; and give us grace to spend all the days of 
our sojourn on earth to thy honor and glory. 

We humbly confess our sins before Thee, 
Thou holy God. O Saviour, to whom shall we 
poor sinners go but unto Thee, for with Thee 
there is plenteous mercy, and we know and be¬ 
lieve that Thou hast power on earth to forgive 
sins. Grant us a joyful sense of thy pardoning 
love. 

Do Thou, O Lord, mortify in us our old 
nature by giving us a sincere sorrow of heart for 


FRIDAY EVENING. 


57 


our sins and a growing desire more and more to 
hate them and to flee from them. 

Let thy goodness and forbearance, O Lord, 
lead us to repentance; and though we have ren¬ 
dered ourselves unworthy, yet for the sake of 
thy beloved Son, our Saviour, in whom Thou 
art well pleased, spare us and be not angry with 
us forever. Wash away all our sins and restore 
us to thy favor and love. 

Quicken in us the new man by thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may have a sincere joy of heart in God 
and find true delight in living according to thy 
will in all good works, through the mercy and 
grace of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

O Lord Jesus, Thou once crucified but now 
exalted Saviour, we bless Thee for thy humilia¬ 
tion, for thy holy birth, for thy life of patient 
suffering, for thine agony in the garden, for thy 
groans and prayers on the cross, for thine aton¬ 
ing death, for thy triumphant resurrection, for 
thy glorious ascension into heaven and for thy 
gracious intercession as our Advocate before the 
Father. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, we now commit ourselves into thy 
hands. Be with us when we lie down and when 


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FIRST WEEK. 


we rise up; be with us in sickness and in health; 
and in the hour of death forsake us not, O merci¬ 
ful Lord, but grant us a calm and peaceful de¬ 
parture out of this world and a triumphant en¬ 
trance into thy heavenly kingdom. And all the 
glory shall be given to Thee, the ever-living 
Redeemer, who with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost art alone worthy of all praise and glory. 

Our Father, etc. 


197 c. m. 

Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat 
My soul for shelter flies; 

’Tis here I find a safe retreat 
When storms and tempests rise. 

My cheerful hope can never die, 

If Thou, my God, art near; 

Thy grace can raise my comforts high, 

And banish every fear. 

My great protector and my Lord, 

Thy constant aid impart; 

O let thy kind, thy gracious word 
Sustain my trembling heart. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


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SATURDAY MORNING. 

O God, by whom the whole world is governed 
and preserved, we give Thee humble thanks for 
thy fatherly care over us, preserving us from the 
dangers of the night and bringing us in safety to 
the beginning of another day. 

We gratefully acknowledge our dependence 
on Thee for the necessities, conveniences and 
comforts of our daily life, for all the means of 
our well-being in this world and for the hope of 
everlasting happiness in thy heavenly kingdom. 

We give Thee thanks for the gift of thy Son 
our Saviour, for the gift of thy Holy Spirit, our 
Comforter, for the institution of thy Church, the 
mother of us all, for the light of thy blessed gos¬ 
pel, for the helps of thy grace and for the 
precious promises of pardon through Christ 
Jesus, in whose blood we have the atonement. 

Give us always, we beseech Thee, such a ten¬ 
der sense of thy mercies as may make us truly 
thankful for them. O save us from hardness of 
heart and from blindness of mind, that we may 
never neglect nor abuse thy grace, but may 
honor and enjoy it in our hearts and lives from 
day to day. 


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FIRST WEEK. 


Grant us grace honestly to improve all the tal¬ 
ents which Thou hast committed to our trust; 
and so help us that no worldly business and no 
love of pleasure may draw our minds and hearts 
from the solemn concerns of the life to come. 

May thy blessing, O Lord, be upon our per¬ 
sons, upon our labors, upon our substance and 
upon all that belongs to us. In prosperity may 
we not forget Thee, and in adversity may we 
still trust in thy wisdom, mercy and love, know¬ 
ing that whatever seeming evils befall us in this 
valley of tears, they shall all turn out to our ad¬ 
vantage; and whatever Thou dost deny us, O 
withhold not that grace which bringeth salva¬ 
tion. 

Defend us, O Lord, and all that are near and 
dear to us, against the assaults of our enemies; 
and grant that we may fall into no sin neither 
run into any danger. May all our doings be or¬ 
dered by Thee and meet with thy favor and 
blessing, that so we may walk, O Lord, in the 
light of thy countenance. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Into thy hands, gracious Father, we now 
commend our souls and bodies for this day and 
for all coming time. Glorify Thyself in all that 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


61 


we do and suffer, and grant us, we beseech Thee, 
in this world knowledge of thy truth and in the 
world to come life everlasting, through the 
mercy and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


194 c. m. 

O Thou from whom all goodness flows, 

I lift my heart to Thee; 

In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, 

O Lord, remember me. 

When with a broken, contrite heart, 

I lift mine eyes to Thee, 

Thy name proclaim, Thyself impart, 

In love remember me. 

In sore temptations, when no way 
To shun the ill I see, 

My strength proportion to my day, 

And then remember me. 

And when I tread the vale of death 
And bow at thy decree, 

Then, Saviour, with my latest breath, 

I’ll cry, remember me. 


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FIRST WEEK. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place 
in all generations. Before the mountains were 
brought forth or ever Thou hadst formed the 
earth and the world, even from everlasting to 
everlasting Thou art God. Thou turnest man to 
destruction and sayest, Return ye children of 
men. For a thousand years in thy sight are 
but as yesterday when it is past and as a watch 
in the night. The days of our years are three¬ 
score years and ten; and if by reason of strength 
they be fourscore years, yet is their strength 
labor and sorrow, for it is soon cut off and we 
fly away. So teach us to number our days that 
we may apply our hearts unto' wisdom. 

Enter not into judgment with us, O God, and 
deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal 
death. Forgive us, O most merciful Saviour, 
the innumerable sins and shortcomings of the 
past week. So impress us, we beseech Thee, 
with the constant thought of the vanity of the 
world, the certainty of death and the coming of 
the judgment, that we may mortify more and 
more the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and 


SA TURD A Y E VENING. (\\ 

the pride of life and be prepared at all times for 
the coming of the Son of Man. 

Keep us mindful that we are strangers and pil¬ 
grims on the earth, and ever give us grace to 
look for the city above, following those who 
through faith and patience have overcome the 
world and inherited the promises. Help us to 
work out our salvation with fear and trembling 
and to make, our calling and election sure, that 
we may die in peace and rest in hope of a blessed 
resurrection, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, 
who shall change our vile bodies and fashion 
them like unto his own glorious body. 

Accept, O heavenly Father, our humble 
thanks for thine unspeakable goodness and 
mercy toward us during the past week and 
through all our days. We thy people and 
sheep of thy pasture will give Thee thanks for¬ 
ever and will show forth thy praise to> all gener¬ 
ations. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Take us now under the wings of thy protec¬ 
tion for the coming night, and give us such re¬ 
freshing sleep as shall fit us for thy holy worship 
on the coming day, so that with thy people we 


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FIRST WEEK. 


may worthily commemorate the work of crea¬ 
tion and redemption and thus enjoy a foretaste 
of the saints’ everlasting rest. 

Guard us against the power of darkness, free 
us from all fear of evil and fill us with the com¬ 
fortable assurance that nothing shall separate us 
from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, 
our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


203 8s & 7s. 

Hail my ever blessed Jesus, 

Only Thee I wish to sing; 

To my soul thy name is precious, 

Thou my Prophet, Priest and King. 

O what mercy flows from heaven, 

O what joy and happiness! 

Love I much ? I’ve much forgiven: 

I’m a miracle of grace. 


Second Week. 


208 


7s. 


61. 


Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 

Let me hide myself in Thee; 

Let the water and the blood, 

From thy riven side which flowed, 

Be of sin the double cure, 

Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 

Not the labors of my hands 
Can fulfil thy law’s demands; 

Could my zeal no respite know, 

Could my tears forever flow, 

All for sin could not atone, 

Thou must save and Thou alone. 

Nothing in my hand I bring, 

Simply to thy cross I cling; 

Naked, come to Thee for dress, 
Helpless, look to Thee for grace; 
Foul, I to the fountain fly, 

Wash me, Saviour, or I die. 

While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When mine eyelids close in death, 
When I soar to worlds unknown, 

See Thee on thy judgment-throne, 
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 

Let me hide myself in Thee. 


SUNDAY MORNING 


67 


SUNDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, who hast set apart one day in 
seven for our good, we thank Thee for this day 
of rest. Help us to keep it holy unto Thee, the 
Lord our God. Laying aside our worldly em¬ 
ployments may we rest in Thee. Make all our 
services and meditations in thy house and in our 
home a strength and a comfort to our souls. 
Make us joyful in the house of prayer, realizing 
that a day in thy courts is better than a thousand 
elsewhere. May the Holy Ghost rest upon us 
abundantly, teaching us how to worship and 
enabling us to receive with meekness the en¬ 
grafted word, to the saving of our souls. 

Make this a day of refreshment to the sick and 
suffering, to the weary and lonely, yea a day of 
gladness and hope, of joy and thanksgiving to 
all thy people. 

Most merciful Father, who didst give thine 
only begotten Son to be an offering for our sins, 
grant that being engrafted into Him by thy 
Spirit and made partakers of his sufferings and 
death, we may crucify the corrupt inclinations of 
the flesh, die daily unto the world and lead holy 


68 


SECOND WEEK. 


and unblamable lives. Cleaving unto his cross 
in all the temptations of life may we hold fast 
the profession of our faith without wavering and 
finally attain unto the resurrection of the just, 
through the merits of this same once crucified 
but now risen and exalted Saviour. 

O God, giver of all good, in whom are the 
springs of our life, all glory, thanks and praise 
be unto Thee for thine ever-flowing goodness. 
We thank Thee for health and strength, for 
friends and kindred, for home and country, for 
thy Church and gospel and above all for the 
hope of everlasting life. Therefore do we this 
day take the cup of salvation and call upon thy 
name in the presence of all thy people, humbly 
beseeching Thee to accept our grateful service, 
which we offer unto Thee in the name of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Bless thy holy Church throughout all the 
world. Be with thy ministers in all their 
labor and service, enabling them rightly to 
divide the word, to the end that thousands may 
this day be turned from darkness to light. 

Bless, we pray Thee, our own pastor and 
people. Make thy power greatly felt among us, 
and through thy sanctifying truth lead us all to 
greater earnestness and to holier living. 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


69 


O God, the Father of lights, from whom 
cometh down every good and perfect gift and 
who art Thyself the only satisfying portion of 
the souls which Thou hast made, grant us grace, 
we beseech Thee, to raise our thoughts and af¬ 
fections from earth to heaven and to breathe 
continually after thy presence, that so in the 
midst of all worldly vanity and change our 
hearts may surely there be fixed where alone are 
to be found true joys and everlasting peace, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

We pray that thou wilt hear the cry of every 
troubled heart. Help all anxious and sorrow¬ 
ing souls to put their trust in Thee who in thine 
own good time and by thy fatherly providence 
wilt make all things work together for good to 
them that love Thee. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Hear these our prayers and grant us an an¬ 
swer of peace, through the intercession of thy 
beloved Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


70 


SECOND WEEK. 


SUNDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we ren¬ 
der Thee hearty thanks that Thou hast permitted 
us once more to enter the courts of thy sanctuary 
to hear thy word, to sing thy praise, to enjoy 
the communion of saints and to be built up in 
our most holy faith. Let thy blessing accom¬ 
pany the truth which has been preached this 
day, that as good seed in good ground it may 
bring forth fruit in due season to the honor of 
thy great name. 

Continue to us the precious means of grace, 
and grant that we all may at length be num¬ 
bered with thy saints in glory everlasting, to 
praise Thee, the Father, the Son and the Holy 
Ghost, blessed forevermore. 

Cause thy face to shine, O Lord, upon thy 
catholic Church in all lands, that she may speed¬ 
ily become the joy and the praise, the peace and 
the salvation of the whole earth. 

Clothe her ministers with righteousness and 
truth. Bring to an end the disorders and divi¬ 
sions, the heresies and schisms which still mar 
her communion. Restore, O Lord, the captiv- 


SUNDAY EVENING. 


/i 


ity of Jacob. Let Zion arise and shine, that the 
Gentiles may come to her light and kings to the 
brightness of her rising. Let no weapon pros¬ 
per that is formed against her. Encourage the 
hearts and strengthen the hands of thy faithful 
people in every place. Be merciful unto us, O 
God of our salvation, and cause thy face to shine 
upon us, that thy way may be known upon earth, 
thy saving health among all nations. 

O God, whose favor is life and in whose pres¬ 
ence is fulness of joy, vouchsafe unto us, we be¬ 
seech Thee, such an abiding sense of the reality 
and glory of those things which Thou hast pre¬ 
pared for them that love Thee, as may serve to 
raise us above the vanity of this world, both in 
its pleasures and in its necessary trials, so that 
under thy guidance and blessing all things here 
may work together for our salvation, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We thank Thee that amid all the manifold 
trials and changes of this earthly life we can call 
Thee our Father. O grant us more fully the 
spirit of adoption and daily greater grace, that 
our lives may bear witness to our sonship in 


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SECOND WEEK. 


Jesus Christ. Strengthen us against every temp¬ 
tation from without and from within, fit us for 
every duty and accept us in thy dear Son, by 
whom we have access into thy grace wherein we 
stand. 

Unto Him that loved us and washed us from 
our sins in his own blood and hath made us 
kings and priests unto God and his Father, to 
Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. 

Our Father, etc. 


207 8s & 7s. 

In the cross of Christ I glory, 

Towering o’er the wrecks of time; 

All the light of sacred story 
Gathers round its head sublime. 

When the woes of life o’ertake me, 

Hopes deceive and fears annoy, 

Never shall the cross forsake me; 

Lo, it glows with peace and joy. 

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 

By the cross are sanctified; 

Peace is there that knows no measure, 

Joys that through all time abide. 


MONDAY MORNING. 


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MONDAY MORNING. 

Almighty and everlasting God, we thy needy 
creatures render Thee our humble praises for 
our preservation even to this day. For all thy 
mercies we bless and magnify thy glorious 
name, beseeching Thee to accept this our morn¬ 
ing sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. 

O merciful God, who knowest the weakness 
of our nature and the manifold temptations 
which we daily meet, we humbly beseech Thee 
to grant us the constant assistance of thy Holy 
Spirit, that we may be effectually restrained 
from sin and excited tO' our duty. 

We implore thy grace and protection for this 
day. Keep us temperate in our meats and 
drinks and diligent in our several callings. Give 
us grace to be just and upright in all our deal¬ 
ings, quiet and peaceable among those around 
us and ready to do good to> all men according to 
our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all 
our ways and prosper the works of our hands. 
Defend us from all dangers and adversities, O 
Thou who hast been the hope and confidence of 
thy people in all ages, and stretch forth the right 


74 


SECOND WEEK. 


hand of thy majesty for our defence of soul and 
body. 

While we care for ourselves, help us to be 
anxious about the souls of others also. O Thou 
Lord of the harvest, send forth many earnest 
laborers to gather in those that shall be saved. 
Call thy chosen in heathen lands and prosper the 
work of thy servants in the home field; and so 
let thy kingdom come throughout all the earth, 
until the good tidings of great joy shall reach 
all people. 

Almighty God, who in all ages hast shewed 
thy power and mercy in the protection of na¬ 
tions that maintain thy holy truth, we pray for 
our own land. Let truth and justice, liberty and 
order be the stability of our times, and do Thou 
make this nation a bulwark of thy Church and a 
joy in all the earth. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, cause 
thy word to dwell in us richly, we beseech Thee, 
that we may walk worthy of the Lord unto all 
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work; and 
in thine own good time make us to be numbered 
with thy saints in glory everlasting. 

Our Father, etc. 


MONDAY EVENING. 


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MONDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, we thank Thee that Thou art not 
only almighty God but also our gracious Father 
in Jesus Christ, and that as a father pitieth his 
children SO' Thou dost pity thy needy and help¬ 
less ones. Grant us now, we beseech Thee, thy 
blessing as we close this day in thy name. 

Confessing all our sins, of thought and word 
and deed, we pray for thy full forgiveness, for the 
sake of the precious blood of our Redeemer. 
Not only pardon our sins but also confirm us by 
thy grace and strengthen us in all truth and 
goodness. Help us to live nearer to Thee, as we 
day by day grow in grace and in knowledge of 
Thee. Forgetting those things which are be¬ 
hind, help us ever to press toward the prize of 
our high calling. 

Let thy blessing, O Lord, be upon those who 
are dear to us, and satisfy all their proper wants. 
Comfort those who are in sorrow, guide those 
who are in any doubt or difficulty and show thy 
loving kindness to all the children of men. 

We pray for thy blessing upon thy holy 
Church, that she may be so guided and gov- 


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SECOND WEEK. 


ernecl by thy good Spirit that all who profess 
thy name may be led in the way of truth to 
hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of 
peace and in righteousness of life. Send down 
upon all thy ministers and upon the congrega¬ 
tions committed to their charge the help of thy 
grace, and grant them the continual dew of thy 
blessing. 

Almighty God, King of kings and Lord of 
lords, from whom proceed all power and do¬ 
minion in heaven and on earth, most heartily we 
beseech Thee to look with favor upon thy serv¬ 
ants, the President of the United States, the 
Governor of this Commonwealth and all others 
in authority. Imbue them with the spirit of 
wisdom, goodness and truth, and so rule their 
hearts and bless their endeavors that law and 
order, justice and peace may everywhere pre¬ 
vail. Preserve us from public calamities, from 
pestilence and famine, from war, privy con¬ 
spiracy and rebellion, but especially from na¬ 
tional sins and corruption. Make us strong and 
great in the fear of God and in the love of right¬ 
eousness, so that being blessed of Thee we may 
become a blessing to all nations, to the praise of 
the glory of thy grace, through Jesus Christ. 


MONDAY EVENING. 


77 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Take us now, O our God, under thy gracious 
care for this night. Let thy love be over us. 
With refreshing sleep prepare us for the labors 
of another day and help us always to feel safe 
in thy fatherly hand. 

Hear our evening prayer and grant us an an¬ 
swer of peace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, to whom with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost be all honor and glory, world without 
end. 

Our Father, etc. 


675 . c. m. 

Holy and reverend is the name 
Of our eternal King; 

“Thrice holy, Lord!” the angels cry; 

“Thrice holy” let us sing. 

The deepest reverence of the mind, 

Pay, O my soul, to God; 

Lift, with thy hands, a holy heart, 

To his sublime abode. 


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SECOND WEEK. 


TUESDAY MORNING. 

O Lord God, our heavenly Father, who hast 
permitted us to rest under the shadow of thy 
wings through the night and hast called us forth 
in safety and peace to the light of a new day, ac¬ 
cept our united thanks for this renewed token 
of thy goodness and love, and enable us to real¬ 
ize the debt of gratitude we owe to Thee for this 
and for all other mercies. 

Regard us not, O Lord, according to the mul¬ 
titude of our transgressions but according to 
the abundance of thy compassion and forgive 
our innumerable transgressions, through the 
merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

O Lord, from whom every grace and all holy 
desires proceed, quicken us, we humbly beseech 
Thee, that we may this day walk in thy love and 
fear and in charity towards all men. Create in 
us clean hearts and renew within us right spirits, 
that Thou mayest take pleasure in us and 
bless us. 

Remember according to the multitude of thy 
mercies, O Lord, all thy children in the world, 
and grant them every necessary good in earthly 


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and spiritual things. Especially do Thou bless 
our brethren who are in affliction, whether of 
body or mind, all the sick and bereaved, all that 
are in peril by land or by sea, all that are op¬ 
pressed by their fellow men, all that are perse¬ 
cuted for righteousness’ sake, all widows and 
orphans, and especially all who are in the pangs 
of death. Comfort them, O Lord, in their trials 
and grant them deliverance from their dis¬ 
tresses; and do Thou so sanctify them by thy 
grace that they may at last be prepared for an 
abundant entrance into the rest that remaineth 
for the people of God. 

Bless our rulers and all whom Thou hast 
placed in authority over us. Counsel them with 
thy wisdom and preserve them from the numer¬ 
ous temptations by which they are surrounded. 
Help us to reverence them as those who bear 
rule over us in earthly things from Thee, that we 
may uphold them in all their lawful endeavors 
to administer justice and righteousness among 
men. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, O Lord, we commit our souls and 
bodies, with all that concerns us, into thy hands. 
Guide us, thy poor, weak and erring children, 


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and so order our footsteps, all our thoughts, 
words and deeds, that we may love and obey 
Thee more perfectly from day to day, until we 
shall be prepared by thine infinite mercy for that 
bright and glorious world where there is fulness 
of joy and where there are pleasures at thy right 
hand forevermore. 

O Lord, bless us and keep us. Make thy face 
to shine upon us and be gracious unto us. Lift 
Thou up the light of thy countenance upon us 
and give us peace. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Praise our glorious King and Lord, 
Angels waiting on his word, 

Saints that walk with Him in white, 
Pilgrims walking in his light; 

Glory to the eternal One, 

Glory to his only Son, 

Glory to the Spirit be 
Now and through eternity. 


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TUESDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ and through Him our Father and the 
source of all our mercies, blessed be thy name 
that Thou hast so graciously protected us this 
day. Thy goodness is new unto us every morn¬ 
ing and thy faithfulness every night. O that 
there were such heart in us that we might fear 
Thee and keep all thy commandments, that it 
might be well with us and with our children for¬ 
ever! 

O Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and 
the Son, the Spirit of promise and the sanctifier 
of them that believe, dwell Thou in us as the 
Spirit of holiness. Purge our hearts from all 
evil passions and desires, that they may be a fit 
habitation for Thee. O preserve us pure and 
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

Our heavenly Father, we beseech Thee to 
look graciously upon us as a family. Bless us 
in body and soul, in basket and store, in our go¬ 
ing out and coming in and in all that concerns 
us. Above all bless us with spiritual blessings, 

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with a pure heart and a sound mind, with con¬ 
tempt of the world and a firm trust in Thee, with 
a grateful sense of thy kindness and a soul full 
of love, with a knowledge of thy will and a desire 
to perform it, with the assistance of thy Spirit 
and a sure and joyful hope of everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

With these prayers in behalf of ourselves, O 
Lord, accept our hearty intercessions for all 
mankind. Let the light of thy gospel shine on 
all nations. Be especially gracious to our own 
land. Bless all who are in authority over us. So 
rule their hearts and strengthen their hands 
that they may lack neither will nor power to 
punish wickedness and to encourage and sup¬ 
port true piety among us. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Encouraged by thy fatherly care over us dur¬ 
ing this day and all our life hitherto, we now 
commit ourselves to thy protection for the night. 
May we rest in safety and be quiet from fear of 
evil. May our thoughts be serious and devout 
when we lie down, and when we awake may we 
be still with Thee. 


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O Thou keeper of Israel, who dost neither 
slumber nor sleep, be Thou evermore our guard¬ 
ian ; and when we lie down in the grave be Thou 
the comfort and strength of our hearts and our 
portion forever, through abounding mercy in 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Come gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With light and comfort from above; 

Be Thou my guardian, Thou my guide; 

O’er every thought and step preside. 

The light of truth to me display, 

And make me know and choose thy way; 

Plant holy fear within my heart, 

That I from Thee may ne’er depart. 

Conduct me safe, conduct me far 
From every sin and hurtful snare; 

Lead me to God, my final rest, 

In his enjoyment to be blest. 


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WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

O Lord God, who hast made us and who from 
day to day dost preserve us, graciously accept 
our thanksgiving as we enter upon this new day 
of mercy. Refreshed by the rest of the night, 
we now dedicate to> Thee and to thy holy service 
our whole heart, mind, soul and strength, that 
we may in thy name do with our might whatso¬ 
ever our hands find to do; and, we beseech Thee, 
let all this be to thy praise. Thus may we day 
by day glorify Thee in our bodies and in our 
spirits, which are thine. 

Our heavenly Father, who in tender love gav- 
est thy Son to be our Advocate before Thee and 
who hast promised that all things which we ask 
in his name we shall receive, hear us now for his 
sake and grant what we need for another day. 

O take away our ignorance, our hardness of 
heart and our too great love of this present 
world. Enlighten our minds that we may right¬ 
ly know Thee, open our hearts that we may 
truly love Thee and by thy Holy Spirit help us 
ever to live unto Thee, so that being made free 
from sin and become servants unto God we may 


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have our fruit unto holiness and the end ever¬ 
lasting life. 

We pray for thy blessing upon friends and 
neighbors. Prosper them in things temporal 
and above all number them among thy chosen 
ones. Comfort the suffering and support the 
dying. Give thy people patience and submis¬ 
sion under every trial and that peace which pass- 
eth understanding. 

Lord Jesus, Thou great Shepherd of souls, 
bless thy ministers everywhere. Give them 
abundant grace and endue them with innocency 
of life, that they may faithfully serve before 
Thee, to the glory of thy name in the saving of 
souls. 

Send forth thy light and thy truth into all 
lands, that thy name may be known from the 
rising of the sun to the going down of the same. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

As Thou hast promised, O Lord, that whatso¬ 
ever we ask believing we shall receive, we there¬ 
fore pray Thee hear us now, and let the words 
of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts 
be acceptable in thy sight, to whom be glory 
forever. 

Our Father, etc. 


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WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

Almighty Father, we humbly draw near to 
Thee this evening in the name of Jesus Christ, 
our Mediator and Redeemer. We bless Thee 
that through Him Thou hast opened a way by 
which we may approach Thee with acceptance. 
Assist us to offer up with a sincere faith our 
united sacrifice of prayer and praise. 

Notwithstanding our unprofitableness Thou 
hast yet kindly watched over us and hast kept 
us from dangers seen and unseen and hast given 
us manifold comforts and blessings. Thou hast 
supplied our bodily wants. Help us to be truly 
thankful for all thy goodness and to show our 
thankfulness in godly living. 

But, O gracious Lord, with our thanksgiving 
we must also mingle our confession of sin and 
our prayer for mercy. We are not worthy to 
come before Thee, but He is worthy in whose 
holy name we come. For his sake incline thine 
ear and hearken to this our evening prayer. Par¬ 
don our iniquity, all our sins and shortcomings, 
and give us grace ever to walk in right ways. 


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We pray for all in authority over us that we 
as a people may lead quiet and peaceable lives 
in all godliness and honesty; and do Thou also 
make us a blessing to all the nations of the earth. 

God of all peace and consolation, who didst 
gloriously fulfil the great promise of the gospel 
by sending down thy Holy Ghost on the day of 
Pentecost, to establish the Church as the home 
of his continual presence and power among 
men, mercifully grant unto us, we beseech Thee, 
this same gift of the Spirit, to renew, illuminate, 
refresh and sanctify our dying souls, to be over 
us and around us like the light and dew of 
heaven, and to be in us evermore as a well of 
water springing up into everlasting life, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Q Lord, our God, let the close of another day 
remind us of the close of our earthly pilgrimage. 
Help us to walk circumspectly, not as fools but 
as wise, redeeming the time by giving all our 
strength and service to Thee. 

Our Father, etc. 


SECOND WEEK. 


THURSDAY MORNING. 

O Lord of our life, who hast spared us and 
brought us to the beginning of another day, we 
lift up our hearts to Thee. We thank Thee for 
the rest of the night, for health and strength, 
for food and raiment, for home and friends, yea 
for all the manifold tokens of thy loving kind¬ 
ness which surround us. 

And now, Lord, graciously prepare us for all 
our goings this day. Help us to be faithful in 
every duty and relation, doing with all our might 
whatsoever our hands find to do, heartily also 
as unto Thee and not as unto men. Help us 
with patience to bear our cross, and in all things, 
O blessed Saviour, to follow Thee in self-denial, 
temptation, suffering and sorrow, knowing that 
we shall receive a hundredfold and shall inherit 
everlasting life. 

May thy Holy Spirit continually quicken and 
guide us, working in us to will and to do thy 
good pleasure. Make us a blessing to each other 
and to< all men. Defend our souls from the as¬ 
saults of the wicked one and preserve us from all 
evil. O let nothing draw our hearts from Thee, 


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but walking in the light of thy countenance may 
we know the happiness of those whose God is 
the Lord. 

Of thine infinite mercy, O God, give us true 
teachers and ministers of thy word, and put thy 
saving gospel in their hearts and on their lips, 
that they may rightly fulfil thy command and 
preach only thy holy word. So may we be 
taught and comforted and strengthened by thy 
truth and moved by thy grace to do only those 
things which are well pleasing to Thee and prof¬ 
itable to us. 

Let thy blessing rest upon all our schools. 
Grant unto teachers and scholars the Spirit of 
the Lord, that all their labors may glorify Thee. 

O Lord, send forth laborers into thy great 
harvest. Gather in from all nations a people 
unto Thyself. Give unto thy Son the heathen 
for his inheritance and the uttermost parts of the 
earth for his possession. Have mercy also upon 
thine ancient people Israel and bring them into 
thy kingdom. 

Guide and direct our rulers, that they may 
act wisely in all things. Bless our soldiers and 
sailors. Arm them with courage and keep them 
from evil. Bless all who journey by land or by 
water. Shelter them in every hour of peril and 


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bring them in due season to their desired haven. 
Look in mercy upon the poor and the afflicted. 
Raise up helpers to those in want, and comfort 
every sorrowing heart. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


Now may the God of peace, that brought 
again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great 
Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the 
everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every 
good work to do his will, working in us that 
which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus 
Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. 

Our Father, etc. 


Praise the Father, earth and heaven, 
Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, 

As it was, and is, be given 
Glory through eternal days. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 


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THURSDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, look upon us in mercy as we now come 
before Thee, confessing our sins, acknowledging 
thy goodness and imploring thy gracious pro¬ 
tection for the night at hand. 

We praise Thee, O Lord, for the mercies of 
this day. May thy loving kindness draw our 
hearts closer to Thyself, made more tender by 
thy love and more devoted to thy holy service. 

In our great weakness we come unto Thee 
for strength. Wrestling against the rulers of the 
darkness of this world we are unequal to the 
conflict, O Lord. Send us help from above and 
clothe us with thy whole armor. Make us 
strong in Thee and in the power of thy might, 
that we may be able to withstand in the evil day. 
Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy 
children by adoption and grace, may daily be 
renewed by thy Holy Spirit after the image of 
this same blessed and glorious Christ, who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. 


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We ask thy blessing on all whom we love. 
Lead them in thine own way of life and light and 
peace. 

We pray for those who are anxious and 
troubled, for the desolate and lonely, for the be¬ 
reaved and broken hearted, yea for all whose 
joy has been turned into mourning. Be Thou 
nigh unto them with thy divine help according 
to all their need, filling their hearts with blessed 
peace. 

We beseech Thee so* to rule and govern thy 
Church universal, with all her pastors and peo¬ 
ple, that she may be kept pure in doctrine and 
that faithful pastors may preach thy word with 
power; and we pray that all who hear thy word 
may rightly understand and truly believe the 
same unto salvation. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Now that we lay ourselves down to rest, O 
watch Thou over us through the hours of dark¬ 
ness and refresh us with peaceful sleep, that we 
may rise on the coming day strengthened for 
thy service; and, O Shepherd of Israel, when 
we lie down in the sleep of death be Thou near 


THURSDAY EVENING. 


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us, to lead us through that final darkness into 
the everlasting light of the life beyond. 

All this we ask in the name of Him who is 
most high in the glory of God the Father. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, 

Pilgrim through this barren land; 

I am weak, but Thou art mighty, 

Hold me with thy powerful hand; 

Bread cf heaven, bread of heaven, 

Feed me till I want no more. 

Open Thou the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing streams do flow; 

Let the fiery cloudy pillar 
Le#d me all my journey through: 

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer, 

Be Thou still my strength and shield. 

When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside; 

Death of death and hell’s destruction, 

Land me safe on Canaan’s side; 

Songs of praises, songs of praises 
I will ever give to Thee. 


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FRIDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, from whom all good things do 
come, we thank Thee for our mercies. Every 
morning and every evening thy goodness is new 
unto us; O help us to devote ourselves in body, 
soul and spirit daily more and more gratefully to 
thy most blessed service and praise. 

Look upon us in mercy as a family. Direct 
us in all our goings. Teach us all to fear Thee 
and to love thy ways. Constrain us to yield our¬ 
selves so entirely to Thee that whether we eat 
or drink or whatsoever we do we may do> all to 
thy glory. Teach us to help those in want or 
sorrow, doing good to the bodies aijd souls of 
men; and thus by holy and unblamable lives may 
we adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in 
all things. 

Look upon us in mercy and forgive our trans¬ 
gressions. Make us sensible of the great evil 
of sin and work in us a hearty contrition, that 
we may obtain forgiveness of Thee; and lest 
through our frailty or the temptations which be¬ 
set us we be again drawn into sin, grant us, we 


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beseech Thee, the direction and assistance of thy 
Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the 
temper or disposition of our souls, so that no 
unclean thoughts, unlawful designs or inordin¬ 
ate desires may rest there. Purge our hearts 
from envy, hatred and malice, that with a con¬ 
science void of offence toward Thee and toward 
men we may be preserved pure and blameless 
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We pray for all who are in any trouble or sor¬ 
row. Comfort them, O Lord, in their distresses 
and send them speedy deliverance. Help us all 
to lay to heart thy fatherly chastening, that we 
may amend our ways and turn to thee. 

O Lord Jesus, who art drawing all hearts to 
Thyself, hasten the day when the whole earth 
shall know thy salvation and when Thou shalt 
reign from pole to pole. 

We beseech Thee to look favorably upon our 
country. Guide those in authority and give 
them that wisdom which cometh from above. 
Enlighten and direct all those whom Thou hast 
placed in positions of power and influence, both 
in Church and in State, that we may be a happy 
people whose God is the Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


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Hear our supplications, O Lord, and gra¬ 
ciously answer us. Lead us safely through this 
earthly life and bring us at last to thy heavenly 
kingdom, for our Redeemer’s sake. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Jesus, Saviour, pilot me 
Over life’s tempestuous sea; 

Unknown waves before me roll, 

Hiding rock and treacherous shoal; 

Chart and compass come from Thee; 

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. 

As a mother stills her child, 

Thou canst hush the ocean wild; 

Boisterous waves obey thy will 
When Thou say’st to them, “Be still.” 

Wondrous sovereign of the sea, 

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. 

When at last I near the shore, 

And the fearful breakers roar 
’Twixt me and the peaceful rest, 

Then, while leaning on thy breast, 

May I hear Thee say to me, 

“Fear not, I will pilot thee.” 


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FRIDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are 
•open, all desires known and from whom no se¬ 
crets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our minds, 
we beseech Thee, by the inspiration of thy Holy 
Spirit, that being delivered from every unholy 
motion of the flesh and spirit we may perfectly 
love Thee, with a pure heart and sanctified lips 
worship Thee, and worthily magnify thy holy 
name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

In goodness art thou exalted, O Lord, our 
Father, forever and ever. We magnify Thee, we 
praise Thee, we worship Thee, we give thanks 
unto Thee for thy bountiful providence, for all 
the blessings of the present life and all the hopes 
of a better life to come. Let the memory of thy 
goodness, we beseech Thee, fill our hearts with 
joy and thankfulness unto our life’s end, and let 
no unworthiness of ours provoke Thee to with¬ 
hold from us any needed good, seeing that all 
thy blessings come not by our desert but only 
through the merit and mediation of Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. 


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SECOND WEEK. 


Almighty and most merciful God, our heav¬ 
enly Father, we cast ourselves down before Thee 
under a deep sense of our unworthiness and 
guilt. We have grievously sinned against Thee 
in thought, in word and in deed. We have 
come short of thy g'lory. We have broken thy 
commandments, and turned aside every one of 
us from the way of life, and in us there is no 
soundness nor health. Yet now, O most merci¬ 
ful Father, hear us when we call upon Thee with 
penitent hearts, and for the sake of thy Son, 
Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Pardon our 
sins and grant us thy peace. Take away our 
guilt. Purify us by the inspiration of thy Holy 
Spirit from all inward uncleanness, and make us 
able and willing to serve Thee in newness of life, 
to the glory of thy holy name, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, by whose al¬ 
mighty power we have been preserved this day 
and to whom the darkness and the light are both 
alike, by thy great mercy defend us from all 
perils and dangers of this night; and so refresh 
our weary nature with the help which our weak^ 
ness needs that we may behold the dawn and the 
day with joyfulness and be devoted to Thee both 


FRIDAY EVENING. 


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in body and soul, for the love of thine only Son, 
our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this 
time with one accord to make our common sup¬ 
plications unto Thee, and dost promise that 
where two or three are gathered together in thy 
name Thou wilt grant their requests, fulfil now, 
O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy ser¬ 
vants, as may be most expedient for them, 
granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth 
and in the world to come life everlasting. 

Our Father, etc. 


Praise the name of God most high, 
Praise Him all below the sky; 

Praise Him all ye heavenly host, 
Father, Son and Holy Ghost; 

As through countless ages past, 
Evermore his praise shall last. 


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SATURDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine 
unworthy servants do give Thee most humble 
and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and lov¬ 
ing kindness to us and to all men. We praise 
Thee for our creation, preservation and all the 
blessings of this life, but above all for thine ines¬ 
timable love in the redemption of the world by 
our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace 
and for the hope of glory; and, we beseech Thee, 
give us a due sense of all thy mercies that our 
hearts may be unfeignedly thankful and that we 
may show forth thy praise not only with our lips 
but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy 
service and by walking before Thee in holiness 
and righteousness all our days, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity and 
cleanse us from our sin. O sanctify us and 
justify us in the name of the Lord Jesus and by 
the Spirit of our God; so will we greatly rejoice 
in Thee, the Lord, and our souls shall be joyful 
in our God, who hath covered us with a robe of 
righteousness and clothed us with the garments 
of salvation. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


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We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful 
Father, that it hath pleased Thee to deliver us 
from the power of darkness and to translate us 
into the kingdom of thy dear Son, in whom we 
have redemption through his blood, even the 
forgiveness of sins; and we humbly beseech 
Thee to grant that we being dead unto sin and 
living unto' righteousness and being buried with 
Christ in his death may crucify the old man and 
utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that 
as we are made partakers of the death of thy Son 
we may also be made partakers of his resurrec¬ 
tion, so that finally with the residue of thy holy 
Church we may be inheritors of thine everlast¬ 
ing kingdom, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

O Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and 
earth is named, grant, we beseech Thee, thy 
blessing upon the Church which He has redeem¬ 
ed with his most precious blood. Illuminate her 
ministers with true knowledge and understand¬ 
ing of thy word. Send down the healthful in¬ 
fluences of thy grace upon all her congregations. 
Make her strong and mighty against all heresy 
and schism, against all error and corruption. 
Clothe her with the beauty of holiness and 
peace. Enlarge her borders, and hasten the day 


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when the whole world shall be filled with thy 
glory and when those who sit in the region and 
shadow of death shall know and worship Thee, 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou 
hast sent. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Father, Son and Holy Ghost, 

One God whom we adore, 

Join we with the heavenly host 
To praise Thee evermore; 

Live, by heaven and earth adored, 

Three in One and One in Three, 

Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

All glory be to Thee. 


SATURDAY EVENING . 


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SATURDAY EVENING. 

O Lord our heavenly Father, by whose gra¬ 
cious protection we have been carried through 
another day and another week of our lives, unto 
Thee do we render our humble and hearty 
thanks. 

Give us, we beseech Thee, a due sense of the 
manifold favors which Thou hast bestowed upon 
us ever since we were born; and more especially 
teach us to value, as we ought to do, thy great 
mercy in Christ Jesus, our Lord, through whom 
alone we enjoy the means of grace and the hope 
of glory. 

We confess, O Lord, that we have not served 
Thee according to the measure of our knowl¬ 
edge and ability. We have again and again 
broken thy laws and commandments. We have 
often neglected the warnings Thou hast given. 
We have resisted the quiet influences of thy 
Holy Spirit and have just cause to fear thy right¬ 
eous judgments. We are unworthy, but, O mer¬ 
ciful Father, accept our penitence and cause it to 
be more sincere and heartfelt, and give us, we 
pray Thee, the comforting assurance of pardon. 


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By thy manifold and great mercies, by the all- 
sufficient merits of Jesus Christ, by his agony 
and bloody sweat, by his bitter cross and pas¬ 
sion, by his glorious resurrection and ascension, 
by his continual intercession for us at thy right 
hand and by the graces and comforts of the Holy 
Ghost, good Lord, deliver us. 

We beseech Thee, O Lord, to extend thy 
mercy to all mankind. Have pity upon the na¬ 
tions that know Thee not and have never heard 
thy name; cause the light of thy glorious gospel 
to shine among them and visit them with thy 
salvation. 

Look with pity and compassion, O Lord, 
upon all in affliction and temptation, the poor, 
the sick and the dying; strengthen and support 
them, and give them in thine own good time a 
happy deliverance, for the sake of the sufferings 
of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

As Thou hast preserved us while waking, so 
do Thou, O Lord, defend us while sleeping. 
Grant us such rest of body that we may have a 
waking soul to watch for the time when our 
Lord shall appear to deliver us from this mortal 


SATURDAY EVENING. 


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life. Let no vain or wandering fancy trouble us; 
let our spiritual enemies have no power over us; 
but grant that our minds may be set wholly 
upon thy presence and made to rest with love 
and fear in Thee alone, that being refreshed with 
a moderate and sober sleep we may rise again 
with cheerful strength and gladness of heart to 
serve Thee in all good works, through Him who 
loved us and gave Himself for us. 

Our Father, etc. 


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Glory be to God the Father, 

Glory to th’ eternal Son; 

Sound aloud the Spirit’s praises; 

Join the elders round the throne; 
Hallelujah, 

Hail the glorious Three in One. 


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The morning light is breaking; 
The darkness disappears; 

The sons of earth are waking 
To penitential tears; 

Each breeze that sweeps the ocean 
Brings tidings from afar, 

Of nations in commotion, 
Prepared for Zion’s war. 

See heathen nations bending 
Before the God we love, 

And thousand hearts ascending 
In gratitude above; 

While sinners, now confessing, 
The gospel call obey, 

And seek the Saviour’s blessing, 

A nation in a day. 

Blest river of salvation, 

Pursue thine onward way; 

Flow thou to every nation, 

Nor in thy richness stay; 

Stay not till all the lowly 
Triumphant reach their home; 

Stay not till all the holy 
Proclaim, “The Lord is come.” 


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Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns, 

Through distant lands his triumphs spread; 

And sinners, freed from endless pains, 

Own Him their Saviour and their Head. 

He calls his chosen from afar, 

They all at Zion’s gates arrive; 

Those who were dead in sin before 
By sovereign grace are made alive. 

Gentiles and Jews his laws obey, 

Nations remote their offerings bring, 

And unconstrained their homage pay 
To their exalted God and King. 

O may his holy Church increase, 

His word and Spirit still prevail, 

While angels celebrate his praise, 

And saints his growing glories hail. 

Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, 

From all below and all above; 

In lofty songs exalt his name, 

In songs as lasting as his love. 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


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SUNDAY MORNING. 

Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion, and 
unto Thee shall our vows be performed. 

We are altogether unworthy to appear before 
Thee, Thou Holy One of Israel; but we draw 
nigh unto Thee at this time in the name of our 
only Mediator, Jesus Christ, the righteous. For 
his sake pardon our iniquity, which is very great, 
receive us graciously and love us freely. 

Put thy Holy Spirit within us, that we may 
never walk in the counsel of the ungodly nor 
stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the seat of 
the scornful. It is of thy mercy that we have 
not followed a multitude to do evil, and we bless 
thy name for the Lord’s Day. Help us with hu¬ 
mility and thankfulness to commemorate the 
finished works of creation and redemption. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant 
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope 
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 
dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and unde¬ 
filed and that fadeth not away. We rejoice in 
Him who died for our sins and rose again for 


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our justification and who ever liveth to make in¬ 
tercession for us. 

Be pleased, O Lord, to send forth thy light 
and thy truth. Let them lead us, let them bring 
us to thy holy hill and to thy tabernacles. May 
our delight be in the law of the Lord and in thy 
law may we meditate all the day. Sanctify us 
through thy truth. Make us faithful in every 
good word and work. Make us as trees planted 
by the rivers of water, the planting of the Lord, 
that He may be glorified. 

Bless to us, O Lord, for these and all other 
holy purposes, the reading of thy word and the 
public services of the sanctuary. Go with us to 
the house of prayer and grant heavenly blessings 
to pastor and people, that whatsoever shall be 
spoken and heard may be as good seed, bearing 
much fruit. 

Thou hast set thy King upon thy holy hill of 
Zion. May all nations be blessed in Him and 
call Him blessed. May the kingdoms of this 
world become the kingdoms of our Lord and of 
his Christ. Give thy Son the heathen for his in¬ 
heritance and the uttermost parts of the earth 
for his possession. May the waste places of Zion 
be rebuilt and the glory of the Lord arise upon 
her as in the days of old. 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


hi 


Visit with thy special consolations on this holy 
day the sons and daughters of affliction. Let 
them receive, O Lord, a portion of the children’s 
bread. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


We render Thee our united thanksgiving for 
the blessings and privileges of the past week, for 
the rest of the night and for the return of thy 
holy day. Unworthy of the least of all thy 
mercies, we cast ourselves on the exceeding 
riches of thy grace in Jesus Christ, our Lord, to 
whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all 
honor and praise, world without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


Sing we to our God above, 

Praise eternal as his love; 

Praise Him, all ye heav’nly host, 
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 


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SUNDAY EVENING. 

O Lord our God, in thy presence is fulness of 
joy and at thy right hand there are pleasures 
forevermore. Thou art the good Shepherd who 
makest us to lie down in green pastures and 
leadest us beside the still waters; Thou restorest 
our souls ; Thou leadest us in the paths of right¬ 
eousness for thy name’s sake. 

Thou hast this day again revealed Thyself 
unto us as the Father of all mercies and the God 
of all comfort; and we would now close it by 
uniting with the saints on earth and in heaven in 
ascribing unto Thee adoration and praise for all 
thy loving kindness and wonderful mercy to the 
children of men. Especially do we bless Thee 
for the knowledge of thy Son, Jesus Christ, for 
thy holy word, for the preaching of the gospel 
and for all the ordinances of thy house. We 
bless Thee for the gracious influences of thy 
Spirit, which Thou hast been pleased to shed 
down upon thy people in the comforting ser¬ 
vices of the sanctuary. 

Grant, we beseech Thee, that the instructions 
and admonitions received to-day from thy bless- 


SUNDAY EVENING . 


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ed word may bring forth much fruit to the glory 
of thy name. Save us from the condemnation 
of those who enjoy the privileges of thy Church 
and who yet continue in wilful sin. Make us 
every day more zealous in the duties of religion, 
more frequent and fervent in our prayers and 
thanksgivings, more serious in our repentance 
and humiliation, more holy and exemplary in 
our lives. 

Forgive, O heavenly Father, all our sins and 
shortcomings of this day, the coldness of our de¬ 
votions, the dulness of our prayers and the dis¬ 
traction of our thoughts. Our offences grieve 
our souls and hide thy face from us; but our con¬ 
fidence is in thine infinite mercy, through the 
all-sufficient sacrifice and merit of thy Son, Jesus 
Christ, who died for our sins and rose for our 
justification and who is now at thy right hand 
as our merciful High Priest, making continual 
intercession for us, to' whom be glory forever. 

Bless our relatives and friends and all our fel¬ 
low men, especially all widows and orphans, ex¬ 
iles and prisoners, the poor and the needy, the 
destitute and the oppressed. Mercifully grant 
them early relief and fill their hearts with grate¬ 
ful gladness. 

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114 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We now commit ourselves to thy fatherly care 
and keeping for the night. Spread over us the 
wings of thy protection and keep us from all 
harm. Make us ever mindful of the day when 
we shall lie down in the dust. Prepare us for 
the death of the righteous, and grant us at last 
that rest which remaineth for the people of God, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


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May the grace of Christ our Saviour, 
And the Father’s boundless love, 
With the Holy Spirit’s favor, 

Rest upon us from above. 

Thus may we abide in union 
With each other and the Lord, 

And possess in sweet communion 
Toys which earth cannot afford. 


MONDAY MORNING. 


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MONDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, who by the rest 
of the Lord’s Day and by the peaceful slumbers 
of the night hast refreshed our bodies and souls, 
we bring Thee our hearty thanks for thy great 
goodness toward us, and we gratefully acknowl¬ 
edge Thee as the source of all our mercies. 

We now enter upon this new day and upon , 
the duties of this week in thy fear and with a 
childlike sense of our dependence on Thee. 

As Thou hast ordained that we should eat 
bread in the sweat of our face and work with our 
hands the things which are good, we beseech 
Thee mercifully to prosper the work of our 
hands. Sanctify, O Lord, the fruit of our labors 
and cares to our good, to the good of others and 
to thy glory. Help us to carry the Spirit of thy 
holy day into all the business of the week; and 
whilst our bodies and minds are engaged in hon¬ 
est and useful toil, may our hearts still live and 
rest in Thee. Whilst we are diligent in business 
may we also be fervent in spirit; and in all our 
doing may we, like our adorable Saviour, be do¬ 
ing only good. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


Save us from the spirit of worldliness. Suffer 
us not to seek our portion in this life; and having 
food and raiment make us therewith content. 

O Lord God of our fathers, who dost make 
and keep covenant with families and dost in¬ 
clude parents and children in thy most gracious 
promises, bless, we beseech Thee, this household 
dedicated to thy holy service. Continue to pro¬ 
vide for all our proper wants, and turn our 
hearts daily in gratitude and love to Thee, that 
being united in thy service in this life we may 
together attain to the blessedness of the life 
everlasting, through infinite mercy and grace in 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

To thy care, O Lord, we now commend our¬ 
selves in' soul and body for this day. Let thy 
fatherly protection be over us. Keep our hearts 
from sin, our eyes from tears and our souls from 
death, and enable us to walk before Thee in 
cheerful obedience to the end of life. 

Hear our prayer, O Lord, and grant us what 
we need, since we ask all in his name who taught 
us to say: 


Our Father, etc. 


MONDAY EVENING . 


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MONDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, who knowest all our wants be¬ 
fore we ask and whose mercies are everlasting, 
help us to come boldly to thy throne of grace, 
assured that Thou wilt fulfil all thy promises to 
thy suppliant people. 

Awaken in us a spirit of thankfulness. Open 
Thou our lips, and our mouth shall show forth 
thy praise. Thou, Lord, hast not dealt with us 
after our sins nor rewarded us according to our 
iniquities. As a father pitieth his children, so 
Thou, our Father, hast pitied us; and now for all 
thy goodness we offer up our grateful praise. 
With angels and saints, with the whole company 
of the redeemed on earth and in heaven we 
adore thy name and magnify thy matchless 
grace, joining in their song: Holy, holy, holy, 
Lord God of hosts; heaven and earth are full of 
the majesty of thy glory. 

Almighty God, who hast promised that if we 
confess our sins Thou wilt forgive our sins and 
cleanse us from all unrighteousness, we now 
humble ourselves before thy throne and confess 
our manifold sins and transgressions with lowly 


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and contrite hearts, praying that in thy mercy 
we may obtain forgiveness of the same, through 
the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

While we thank Thee for temporal mercies, 
help us gratefully to' remember what Thou hast 
done for our souls, not only in the life and suf¬ 
ferings of our blessed Lord, but also in his pres¬ 
ent gracious intercession at thy right hand and 
in the enlightening and sanctifying work of the 
Holy Ghost in our hearts and lives. Grant us 
all needful grace that we may ever live as be¬ 
comes those who are so highly favored, pleasing 
and glorifying Thee in faithful service day by 
day until Thou shalt call us higher. 

Lord, we ask thy grace and guidance in all 
things. As Thou in thy fatherly providence hast 
appointed unto us our different stations and 
duties, give us, we beseech Thee, cheerful and 
contented minds, free from doubt and murmur¬ 
ing and full of earnest purpose and effort for thy 
glory and for the good of our fellow men. 

O Lord, Thou great King, bless our nation 
and establish it in righteousness. Grant unto 
those in authority over us that wisdom which 
cometh from Thee, and do Thou direct all their, 
plans and counsels for the promotion of thy 
glory and for the good of thy people. 


MONDAY EVENING. 


119 

Let thy blessing rest upon thy holy Church. 
O hasten the joyful day when the kingdoms of 
this world shall have become the kingdoms of 
our Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

At the close of another day we now come into 
thy presence with the voice of prayer and praise. 
Thou hast kept us from dangers, seen and un¬ 
seen, and hast brought us in safety to this hour. 
O may thy angels continue to have charge over 
us through the darkness of the night, that no 
evil befall us, neither any plague come nigh our 
dwelling. 

God the Father, God the Son and God the 
Holy Ghost bless, preserve and save us. The 
Lord mercifully with his favor look upon us and 
fill us with all spiritual benediction and grace, 
that being partakers of the divine nature here 
we may in the world to come have life ever¬ 
lasting. 

Our Father, etc. 


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THIRD WEEK . 


TUESDAY MORNING. 

Almighty and everlasting God, our heavenly 
Father, from whom cometh down every good 
and perfect gift, we present ourselves before 
Thee in the name of thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, 
our Lord, with a deep sense of our unworthiness 
and guilt, but also with a filial confidence in 
thine infinite mercy. Grant us, we beseech 
Thee, the remission of all our sins and make us 
know the blessedness of the man to whom the 
Lord imputeth not iniquity. Create in us a clean 
heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. 
Impart unto us that faith which overcomes the 
world, the flesh and the Devil. Fill our hearts 
with love to Thee and charity to our fellow men. 
Establish in us the hope of everlasting glory. 
Strengthen us by thy Spirit unto every good 
word and work, and make us thus to- abound in 
the fruits of righteousness. 

Bless thy people everywhere with all spiritual 
blessings. Heal all divisions and distractions 
among believers, and so unite them in truth and 
love that they may be of one heart and one soul, 


TUESDAY MORNING. 


121 


keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of 
peace. 

Extend the borders of thy kingdom, and 
hasten the time when at the name of Jesus every 
knee shall bow, and every tongue confess that 
He is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Mercifully fix our hearts on things above and 
free them from all undue care and thought for 
the things of the present transitory world, that 
whilst we are here in the body we may sow not 
to the flesh but to the Spirit and in the end reap 
life everlasting. 

Deliver us more and more from the bondage 
of sin, from the power of the flesh, from the cor¬ 
ruption of the world and from the temptation of 
the Devil. Give us faith that worketh by love, 
hope that maketh not ashamed, charity that 
never faileth, confidence in Thee that shall never 
be shaken, patience that shall never faint, and 
courage that shall always be ready to confess 
Thee, so that we may live in thy fear, die in 
peace, rest in hope and attain to the resurrection 
of the saints, through the infinite merits of Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


122 


THIRD WEEK. 


We thank Thee for the joy of the present and 
for the hope of the future. Help us ever to stay 
ourselves on Thee, the Lord Jehovah, our ever¬ 
lasting strength, praying as Thou hast taught 
us: 

Our Father, etc. 


183 

L. M. 

Jesus, thy boundless love to me 
No thought can reach, no tongue declare; 

Unite my thankful heart to Thee, 

And reign without a rival there. 

Thy love, how cheering is its ray! 

All pain before its presence flies; 

Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, 

Where’er its healing beams arise. 

O let thy love my soul inflame, 

And to thy service sweetly bind; 

Transfuse it through my inmost frame, 

And mould me wholly to thy mind. 

Thy love, in suffering, be my peace; 

Thy love, in weakness, make me strong; 

And when the storms of life shall cease, 

Thy love shall be, in heaven, my song. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 


123 


TUESDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, our God, we confess that we are not 
worthy to lift our hearts and voices unto Thee 
who art high and holy, but we come before Thee 
this evening trusting in the name and pleading 
the merits of Christ, our Saviour, in whom Thou 
art ever well pleased. For his sake hear us, our 
Father, and grant us thy pardoning blessing. 

We confess our manifold sins which we from 
time to time have committed against Thee by 
thought, word and deed. But we do earnestly 
repent and are sorry for these our misdoings; 
and we beseech Thee of thy great goodness to be 
merciful unto us. Pardon all our sins, for the 
sake of thy dear Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

We thank Thee for keeping us this day from 
besetting dangers. We thank Thee for every 
earthly comfort, but we praise Thee yet more 
for thy saving grace, for thy holy command¬ 
ments, for thy precious promises, yea for all 
thy manifold spiritual blessings. O help us so to 
walk as thy faithful children that others seeing 
our good works may glorify Thee. Help us to 
devote all that we have, time, talents and means, 


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THIRD WEEK. 


to thy holy service, so that our whole life may 
be a song of grateful praise. Put holy desires 
and purposes into every heart. 

Bless all who are in any way related to us. 
Help those who are in any trouble. Comfort 
those who mourn. Draw all hearts to Thyself. 

Let thy blessing be upon those who especially 
labor for the spread of thy holy gospel. Give 
them wisdom and zeal, and crown their labors 
with success. 

We pray for our nation. Bless all its great 
and widening interests. O Thou who hast or¬ 
dained the powers that be and hast appointed 
rulers to administer justice among men, bless 
those who are over us. Give them wisdom and 
understanding, that they may govern in thy fear 
and to thy praise. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, most gracious Father, watch over 
us through the night. Keep us in safety and in 
the joy of thy salvation, through Jesus Christ, 
our Advocate, to whom with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost be honor and glory, world without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 


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WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

O gracious God, look down with favor upon 
thine unworthy servants who now in the name 
of Jesus Christ approach thy mercy seat. Every 
morning and every evening thy goodness is new 
unto us, and thy faithfulness every night. Day 
unto day uttereth speech, telling of thy loving 
kindness. Fill our hearts with thankfulness, O 
Lord, and be pleased to accept our imperfect 
praise. 

As we enter upon the duties of another day, 
give us the grace and wisdom we so much need. 
Cause us to hear thy loving kindness in the 
morning, for in Thee do we trust. Cause us to 
know the way wherein we should walk, for we 
lift up our souls unto Thee. Help us to under¬ 
stand thy word and to do> thy will. Sanctify us in 
body, soul and spirit, that we may be entirely 
thine. 

God of all power and glory, who hast not ap¬ 
pointed us unto wrath but to obtain salvation by 
our Lord Jesus Christ, perfect and fulfil in us, 
we beseech Thee, the work of thy redeeming 
mercy, that being delivered more and more from 


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THIRD WEEK. 


our sins we may be able to serve Thee in new¬ 
ness of life. Sanctify us in body, soul and spirit 
and guide us evermore in the way of peace. 
Help us to overcome the world. Beat down 
Satan under our feet. Give us courage to con¬ 
fess Christ always and patience to endure in his 
service unto the end, that having finished our 
course with joy we may rest in hope and attain 
finally to the resurrection of the just, through 
the infinite merits of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

Bless thy holy Church throughout all the 
world. Illuminate her ministers with true 
knowledge and understanding of thy word. 
Send down the healthful dew of thy grace upon 
all her congregations. Establish and reveal thy 
glory among all nations. By the tranquil work¬ 
ing of thy perpetual providence confound and 
destroy all wicked devices formed against thy 
holy word, and bring in speedily the full victory 
of thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O God, the high and Holy One, who inhab- 
itest eternity and dwellest with him also that is 
of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the 


WEDNESDAY MORNING . 


127 


spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of 
the contrite ones, glorify thy grace, we beseech 
Thee, in the midst of our manifold infirmities 
and sins, and in all temptations hold us up by 
thy mighty hand, that the trial of our faith, being 
much more precious than gold that perisheth, 
though it be tried with fire, may be found unto 
praise and honor and glory at the appearing of 
Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


O Christ, Thou glorious King, we own 
Thee to be God’s eternal Son; 

The Father’s fulness, life divine, 
Mysteriously are also thine. 

From day to day, O Lord, do we 
On high exalt and honor Thee; 

Thy name we worship and adore, 
World without end, forevermore. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

Almighty and eternal God, we desire to close 
this day in thy name. We come before Thee 
under a deep sense of our unworthiness but also 
with a comforting sense of thy love and mercy. 
We have sinned and done amiss, and our hearts 
condemn us; but O Thou Lamb of God, that 
takest away the sin of the world, take away our 
sins. By thine agony and bloody sweat, by thy 
cross and passion, good Lord, deliver us; and, 
we beseech Thee, also give us grace each day 
to serve Thee better, so that walking in newness 
of life we may at length come to thy heavenly 
kingdom. 

O God, the Father, who of thine abundant 
mercy hast begotten us again to a lively hope by 
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
let thy great love constrain us to rise up, forsake 
all and follow Him, that as we have been re¬ 
deemed by his blood so we may walk also in the 
light of his holy example and be joined to Him 
evermore as the Shepherd and Bishop of our 
souls. 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 


129 


Almighty and everlasting God, who hast 
promised to reveal thy glory by Jesus Christ 
among all nations, remember, we beseech Thee, 
thy holy Church throughout all the world. 
Unite all who profess and call themselves Chris¬ 
tians in the bond of a holy faith as one body, and 
so replenish them and us with the grace of thy 
Holy Spirit that we may bring forth abundantly 
the fruits of peace and good works, and that hav¬ 
ing persevered in the way of godliness to the 
end we may with prophets, apostles, martyrs, 
confessors and saints of all ages come into full 
communion with Thee and with one another in 
thine eternal and glorious kingdom, through the 
mediation of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

O most powerful Lord God, King of kings 
and Lord of lords, who alone ordainest the pow¬ 
ers that be, take under thy most gracious gov¬ 
ernment and guidance, we beseech Thee, thy 
servants, the President of the United States, the 
Governor of this Commonwealth and all others 
in authority; and so enrich them with heavenly 
wisdom and grace that they may attain thine 
everlasting favor and we lead quiet and peace¬ 
able lives in all godliness and honesty, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Thou who hast so graciously preserved us 
this day, keep us in safety through the night 
before us. May the angel of the Lord encamp 
round about us and deliver us. O Lord, save 
thy servants who put their trust in Thee. Pre¬ 
serve us from evil while we wake and while we 
sleep, for the sake of thy dear Son, our Saviour. 

Our Father, etc. 


362 

H. M. 

Lord of the worlds above, 

How pleasant and how fair 
The dwellings of thy love, 

Thine earthly temples are! 

To thine abode my heart aspires, 

With warm desires to see my God. 


THURSDAY MORNING. 


131 


THURSDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, look 
down upon us with favor and hear our morning 
prayer as we now again draw near to Thee in 
our Saviour’s name. Awaken in us a sense of 
our need and helplessness and thus enable us 
with gratitude also to see how fully Thou hast 
met all our wants. 

As Thou hast kept us through the night, con¬ 
tinue thy mercy toward us through the day. 
Prosper us in our various callings and give us 
good success. Keep us not only from outward 
transgressions but also from secret sins. Make 
us kind and gentle one toward another, tender¬ 
hearted, forgiving one another even as Thou for 
Christ’s sake hast forgiven us. Help us to' bear 
one another’s burdens, and each to do his own 
work with cheerfulness and singleness of heart, 
desiring in all things to glorify Thee. 

Almighty God, shed abroad thy love in our 
hearts, we beseech Thee, and cause the comfort 
of thy heavenly grace, to abound in us as the 
earnest and pledge of days to come, SO’ that cast¬ 
ing away all anxious thought for the transitory 


132. 


THIRD WEEK. 


things of this world we may seek first thy king¬ 
dom and righteousness and labor only for that 
meat which endureth unto everlasting life. 

O Thou who hast said that if we lack wisdom 
we shall ask of Thee, we pray for thy gracious 
guidance and direction, for thy constant help 
and blessing. 

Pardon our slowness to believe. O Lord, in¬ 
crease our faith, that our hope in Thee may be 
firm and unshaken. Give unto us the blessed¬ 
ness of those who have not seen and yet have be¬ 
lieved. Enable us always to remember that we 
are strangers and pilgrims on the earth, looking 
for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing 
of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Bless thy holy Church throughout all the 
world. Clothe thy ministers with righteousness 
and make thy people joyful in Thee. Bless our 
own beloved Zion in all her plans and activities 
for the spread and establishment of thy kingdom 
throughout the world. 

Bless the aged who by reason of years are 
near the rest that remaineth for thy saints, and 
do Thou fill them with joy and peace in believ¬ 
ing. 

Bless the young who are in the midst of the 
battle of life, bearing the burden and heat of the 


THURSDAY MORNING. 


133 


day. Make them strong in the Lord and abun¬ 
dantly able to stand in the power of thy might. 

Bless also the youngest, we beseech Thee, 
with needful grace and guidance, so that grow¬ 
ing up in the knowledge and love of God they 
may walk in the way of good men, in the paths 
of righteousness unto great joy and peace in 
Thee. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, O Lord, grant that living in thy 
fear and dying in thy peace we may at length 
be numbered with thy saints in glory everlast¬ 
ing, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


S. M. 

To the eternal Three, 

In will and essence One, 

To Father, Son and Spirit be 
Coequal honors done. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, almighty in power and great in good¬ 
ness, who hast brought us in safety to the close 
of another day, defend us by thy might and keep 
us through the darkness. 

So order the events of our lives and so sanctify 
our thoughts, purposes and actions that we may 
promote thy glory and the welfare of men. 

O God, who hast delivered us from the power 
of darkness and translated us into the kingdom 
of thy dear Son, enable us by thy grace, we earn¬ 
estly beseech Thee, so to walk .in the Spirit that 
we may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh, but may 
walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. 

Almighty God, through whose mercy we are 
saved by the washing of regeneration and the re¬ 
newing of the Holy Ghost, let this grace reign 
in us as the power of a new life, whereby deny¬ 
ing ungodliness and worldly lusts we may live 
soberly, righteously and godly, looking for the 
coming of our Lord, who gave Himself for us 
and hath made us a peculiar people, zealous of 
good works. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 


135 


Illuminate our minds by thy heavenly grace 
and fill them with the pure wisdom which 
cometh from above, that we may walk before 
Thee in godly sincerity all our days, endeavor¬ 
ing in all things to know and to do only thy 
will. 

Cause thy Church to arise and shine, O Lord, 
and clothe her ministers with righteousness and 
salvation, that thy word in their hands may not 
return unto Thee void but have free course in 
the world, prospering in the thing whereunto 
Thou hast sent it and prevailing mightily to 
turn men from darkness to light and from the 
power of Satan unto God, that they may receive 
forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them 
that are sanctified by faith that is in Christ Jesus. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Direct us, we humbly beseech Thee, in all our 
doings with thy most gracious favor and further 
us with thy continual help, that in all our works, 
begun, continued and ended in Thee, we may 
glorify thy holy name and finally by thy mercy 
attain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. 


Our Father, etc. 


136 


THIRD WEEK . 


FRIDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we ac¬ 
knowledge with grateful hearts thy goodness, 
which is renewed unto^ us this morning. When 
we lay in defenceless sleep thy power was be¬ 
neath us and thy protection around us. While 
others have spent the night in sighs and tears, 
in restlessness and painful watchings, in sickness 
and in struggles with death, Thou hast granted 
unto us a comfortable and refreshing repose. 
Blessed be thy name, O Lord of our life, for all 
thy goodness and love toward us. 

We rejoice, O gracious Father, that though 
we sin. we have an Advocate with Thee, Jesus 
Christ, the righteous. Be pleased for the sake 
of his satisfaction no more to remember our of¬ 
fences, neither our corrupt nature against which 
we have to struggle all our lifelong, but wash us 
thoroughly from our iniquity and cleanse us 
from our sin. 

Help us with a believing heart to< embrace all 
the sufferings and death of Christ and thereby to 
obtain pardon of our sins and eternal life, that so 
we may become more and more united to his 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


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sacred body by the Holy Ghost, who dwells both 
in Christ and in us. May our old man be cruci¬ 
fied, dead and buried with Him, that the corrupt 
inclinations of the flesh may no more reign in 
us, but that we may offer ourselves unto Him a 
sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise in body and 
in soul in this life, and obtain in the world to 
come life everlasting. 

Defend us, O Lord, this day, from all motions 
of sin in our own hearts and from 1 all hurtful in¬ 
fluences from the world and evil spirits. In our 
greatest temptations be Thou nearest to us by 
thy sustaining and conquering power; and as 
Thou, blessed Saviour, didst overcome the 
tempter in the wilderness, so do Thou overcome 
his wiles in us by thy victorious grace. 

Grant us, O Lord, the spirit of cheerful resig¬ 
nation to thy g6od and holy will amid all the 
changes of this mortal life, that we may be pa¬ 
tient in adversity and thankful in prosperity, and 
that in all things which shall hereafter befall us 
we may place our firm trust in our faithful God 
and Father, believing that nothing shall separate 
us from His love. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


These mercies, O Lord, the King eternal, im¬ 
mortal and invisible, the only wise and true God, 
we ask for ourselves and others in the name of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
In a believer’s ear! 

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
And drives away his fear. 

It makes the wounded spirit whole, 

And calms the troubled breast; 

’Tis manna to the hungry soul, 

And to the weary rest. 

Jesus, my Shepherd, husband, friend; 

My Prophet, Priest and King; 

My Lord, my life, my way, my end, 

Accept the praise I bring. 

Weak is the effort of my heart, 

And cold my warmest thought; 

But when I see Thee as Thou art, 

I’ll praise Thee as I ought. 


FRIDAY EVENING. 


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FRIDAY EVENING. 

• 

Blessed be thy holy name, our heavenly 
Father, for thy merciful protection during the 
past day. Grant us grace that we may spend all 
our days in thy holy service, and do Thou ever 
keep us in thy sheltering care. Unto Thee do 
we humbly offer up ourselves in body and soul, 
with all that we have and are, as a living sacrifice 
of thanksgiving. 

Pardon, we pray Thee, the sins of another 
day, our pride and selfishness, our forgetfulness 
and neglect, all our shortcomings and unworthi¬ 
ness. Our hope is in thy mercy alone, O holy 
Saviour. Graciously hear our cry and heal our 
souls and give us joy and peace in believing. 
Not only wash us in thy most precious blood 
and make our hearts clean within us, but also 
give us grace that we may sin no more. Enable 
us to live holy lives. Sanctify us by thy Spirit, 
that we may delight to do thy will. 

Help us, O Lord, to discharge all our duties 
with supreme regard to thy glory, to meet our 
temptations with Christian courage and to sub¬ 
mit to our trials with humble resignation, know- 


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THIRD WEEK. 


ing that in thine infinite wisdom and mercy all 
things must work together for good to those 
that love Thee. 

Strengthen us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 
through the Holy Ghost, and daily increase in 
us the manifold gifts of thy grace, the spirit of 
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel 
and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the 
fear of the Lord, now and forever. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We know not what a day may bring forth, but 
we thank Thee that Thou knowest and that 
Thou wilt keep us from all harm, for in our help¬ 
lessness Thou art our everlasting helper and 
friend. 

The peace of God, which passeth all under¬ 
standing, keep our hearts and minds in the 
knowledge and love of God and of his Son, 
Jesus Christ, our Lord : and the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father., the Son and the Holy 
Ghost, be amongst us and remain with us al¬ 
ways. 

Our Father, etc. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


141 


SATURDAY MORNING. 

O Lord God, who art the refuge of all who put 
their trust in Thee, we desire to begin this day 
in thy name, praying for thy presence and bless¬ 
ing. We are weak, be Thou our strength. We 
are ignorant and do easily err, be Thou our light 
and our guide. O help us and teach us. Enable 
us with our whole heart to reach out to Thee for 
the grace and mercy we so much need. 

We are unworthy, O thou Holy One of Israel, 
but we come in the name of thy dear Son, for 
whose sake Thou hearest all our prayers. 

O Lord, be Thou our shield and defence, our 
refuge and strength, this day and always. De¬ 
fend us in danger, preserve us in temptation, 
make us earnest in duty, direct us in all our plans 
and goings, and help us ever to render unto 
Thee a cheerful and hearty obedience, that do¬ 
ing all things in thy name we may glorify Thee 
in faithful service. 

O Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the 
Son, who by thy quickening energy hast raised 
us up to a new life in Christ Jesus, and dost in 
mercy to our infirmities condescend to dwell in 


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THIRD WEEK. 


our mortal bodies as thy consecrated temples, 
bring forth in our hearts and lives, we beseech 
Thee, the fruits of love, joy, peace, long-suf¬ 
fering, gentleness, faith, meekness and temper¬ 
ance, that so walking in Thee with all holy obe¬ 
dience we may stand firm in the knowledge and 
love of the truth against the wiles, of the Devil, 
overcome the world and be glorified in the fel¬ 
lowship of the Father and the Son, to whom 
with Thee, who art coequal and coeternal God, 
we ascribe all honor, thanksgiving and praise. 

Almighty and most merciful God, who art a 
seasonable refuge in time of trouble, let the 
prayers of those who in tribulation or any sort 
of extremity cry unto Thee reach thy merciful 
ears, and grant them relief according to their 
several necessities, giving them patience under 
their sufferings and a happy issue out of all their 
afflictions, for the sake of the suffering and sor¬ 
row of thy dear Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

Look with favor upon our land and prosper 
us as a nation. Help us as a people to walk in 
right ways; and from us may thy gospel go forth 
into other lands, until all the ends of the earth 
shall know and acknowledge Thee, the only true 
God. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


M 3 


O Lord, look mercifully upon us and bless us. 
Fill us with all spiritual benediction and grace, 
that living together in thy fear in this life we 
may in the world to come have life everlasting, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


Jesus, my Shepherd, let me share 
Thy guiding hand, thy tender care; 

And let me ever find in Thee, 

A refuge and a rest for me. 

O, lead me ever by thy side, 

Where fields are green, and waters glide; 
And be Thou still, where’er I be, 

A refuge and a rest for me. 

Anoint me with thy gladdening grace. 

To cheer me in the heavenly race; 

Cause all my gloomy doubts to flee, 

And make my spirit rest in Thee. 

When death shall end this mortal strife, 
Bring me through death to endless life; 
Then, face to face, beholding Thee, 

My refuge and my rest shall be. 


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THIRD WEEK. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 

Most merciful God, our heavenly Father, by 
thy faithful providence we have been brought in 
peace and safety to the close of another week, 
and we now come before Thee with thanksgiv¬ 
ing for all our comforts and blessings, for our 
daily bread, for health and prosperity, for our 
happy home: and for the many mercies which we 
cannot number before Thee, both of body and 
of soul. 

But we are not worthy, O Lord, for we have 
sinned and come far short, and our lives have 
not been full of thy praise. O look upon us in 
mercy and pardon all our transgressions for 
Christ’s sake, and strengthen us for better living 
in time to come. 

Prepare us, we pray Thee, to enjoy another 
day of the Son of Man. Enable us to lay aside 
from heart as well as hand all our earthly cares, 
that we may rest in Thee. Help us to keep holy 
the Sabbath and to make it a delight unto our 
souls to thy praise. Grant us now such refresh¬ 
ing rest as may strengthen us for these holy ser¬ 
vices, and do Thou fill our hearts with thy peace. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 


H 5 . 

O God, the creator and preserver of all man¬ 
kind, we implore thy mercy in behalf of all class¬ 
es and conditions of men, that it may please 
Thee to visit them with thy most compassionate 
help, according to their manifold necessities and 
wants. Especially do we beseech Thee to show 
pity upon all widows and orphans, upon all pris¬ 
oners and captives, upon all sick and dying per¬ 
sons, upon those who are desolate or sore af¬ 
flicted in any way, and upon all such as are per¬ 
secuted for righteousness’ sake. Enable them 
to look unto Thee, O most merciful Father, and 
to call upon thy name, that they may find Thee 
a present Saviour in their affliction and distress; 
and let it please Thee to deliver them and raise 
them up in due time, giving them patience un¬ 
der all their sufferings, the rich comfort of thy 
grace here below and eternal rest with Thee in 
heaven, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

O Lord, look in mercy on the world around 
us. Have compassion on those who are sitting 
in darkness and in the shadow of death, both in 
our own land and in heathen lands. Cause the 
light of thy glorious gospel to shine everywhere, 
and thus make thy way known upon earth and 
thy saving health among all nations. 


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146 


THIRD WEEK. 


Bless our native land. Defend us, we beseech 
Thee, from the hands of our enemies, and give 
peace in our time. And unto Him who is the 
blessed and only potentate, the King of kings 
and the Lord of lords, be honor and glory ever¬ 
lasting. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We are before Thee, O Lord, for an evening 
blessing. Preserve us from all evil through the 
night and bring us to the light of a new day, for 
the sake of Him who has taught us to call upon 
Thee, saying: 

Our Father, etc. 


n. M. 


To God the Father’s throne 
Your highest honors raise; 

Glory to God, the Son ; 

To God, the Spirit, praise; 

With all our powers, eternal King, 

Thy name we sing, while faith adores. 


fourth meek. 


102 


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Love divine, all love excelling, 

Joy of heaven to earth come down, 
Fix in us thy humble dwelling; 

All thy faithful mercies crown. 

Jesus, Thou art all compassion, 

Pure unbounded love Thou art; 

Visit us with thy salvation, 

Enter every trembling heart. 

Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit 
Into every troubled breast, 

Let us all in Thee inherit, 

Let us find the promised rest. 

Take away our power of sinning, 
Alpha and Omega be, 

End of faith, as its beginning, 

Set our hearts at liberty. 

Come, almighty to deliver, 

Let us all thy life receive, 

Suddenly return and never, 

Nevermore thy temples leave. 

Thee we would be always blessing, 
Serve Thee as thy hosts above, 

Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, 
Glory in thy perfect love. 

Finish, then, thy new creation, 

Pure and sinless let us be; 

Let us see thy great salvation 
Perfectly restored in Thee, 

Changed from glory into glory, 

Till in heaven we take our place, 
Till we cast our crowns before Thee, 
Lost in wonder, love and praise. 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


149 


SUNDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, merciful and gracious Father, we thy 
children adopted in Jesus Christ gather around 
the mercyseat in humble and childlike trust in 
Thee. As Thou makest the outgoings of the 
•morning to rejoice, so do Thou make glad our 
hearts on this day of sacred rest. 

Thou, O Lord, art the true and only rest of 
the soul, and our hearts cannot rest until they 
rest in Thee. Grant us this day not only the rest 
of the body but also some foretaste of that eter¬ 
nal peace and joy which shall refresh us, when 
we after the labors of this life shall awake in thy 
likeness and be numbered with thy saints in 
glory everlasting. 

O Thou, who hast made thy Church thy dwell¬ 
ing-place and chosen it as thy rest forever, and 
hast taught us in thy word not to forsake the as¬ 
sembling of ourselves together, regard in special 
mercy, we beseech Thee, all those who meet to¬ 
day in thy holy courts. Manifest Thyself unto 
them as Thou dost not unto the world. Bless 
unto them and us all thine ordinances, and may 
our worship in the Church on earth prepare us 


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more fully for the blessed worship of the Church 
in heaven. 

O adorable Saviour, head of thy Church, who 
hast all power in heaven and in e^rth, and who 
dost send forth thy servants in thy name to pub¬ 
lish salvation and make disciples to Thyself, sus¬ 
tain the pastors of thy flocks at home and in 
heathen lands. Give them the anointing of the 
Holy Ghost in their ministrations, that' they 
may feed the flock that waiteth around Thee, 
comforting the distressed, instructing the ignor¬ 
ant, warning the careless, confirming the doubt¬ 
ing, suiting and satisfying the wants , of all from 
the rich treasury of thy grace. 

Be pleased, O God of compassion, whose ten¬ 
der mercies are over all thy works, to remember 
this day all ranks and conditions of men. Succor 
the needy and oppressed; protect and cheer 
widows and orphans; restore the sick; prepare 
the dying for death; sanctify the merciful chas¬ 
tisements of thy hand unto all who are enduring 
them; and may the pains of their bodies and the 
anguish of their souls lead them to the exercise 
of that godly sorrow which worketh repentance 
unto life, and thus bring unto them in the life to 
come a far more exceeding and eternal weight of 
glory, through the suffering, death, resurrection 


SUNDAY MORNING . 


151 

and powerful intercession of Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Hear now our prayer, O Lord, in heaven, thy 
dwelling place. Glorify thyself in all that we do 
and suffer, and lead us in that way in which we 
shall best escape the pollutions that are in the 
world and attain at last to the unspeakable joys 
of the life to come; and unto Thee, the Father, 
the Son and the Holy Ghost be all honor and 
glory, world without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


250 

Father of eternal grace, 

Glorify Thyself in me; 

Meekly beaming in my face, 

May the world thine image see. 

Happy only in thy love, 

Poor, unfriended or unknown, 

Fix my thoughts on things above, 
Stay my heart on Thee alone. 


152 


FOURTH WEEK . 


SUNDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, we acknowl¬ 
edge thy great goodness toward us in granting 
us another day of holy rest. We praise Thee for 
what our eyes have seen, our ears have heard 
and our hearts have felt of thy mercy and grace 
in the privileges of this day. 

We are truly sorry for the errors and sins of 
this day and of our past lives. We are grieved 
that we have so often forgotten thy presence, 
authority and goodness. Merciful God, pardon 
our offences, correct and amend what is amiss 
in us and help us to grow in grace and in the 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. 

Especially, O Lord, forgive the iniquity of 
our holy things. Write thy laws in our hearts, 
and enable us to show by holy, unblamable and 
useful lives that we have not enjoyed thy Sab¬ 
baths and thy worship in vain. Thus prepare us 
more and more for the worship of the heavenly 
temple and for the enjoyment of that eternal 
Sabbath which knows no setting sun. 


SUNDAY EVENING . 


153 


Grant, O Lord, that every evening may re¬ 
mind us of the near approach of the night of 
death, when no man can work. Let a deep sense 
of our frailty make us careful how we live; and 
amid all the vanity of this present life may we be 
united by a living faith and by the power of the 
eternal Spirit unto> Him who is the resurrection 
and the life, so that, though we die, we may yet 
live because He lives. 

Assist us in carrying out the holy resolutions 
which we have this day formed under the gra¬ 
cious movings of thy word and Spirit. 

O Thou, who hast all power in heaven and in 
earth, accompany the preaching of thy word and 
the administration of thy sacraments with the 
influences of thy Holy Spirit. Continue to us 
and to all Christian churches the means of grace 
and salvation; and may the saving truths of the 
gospel be speedily published in every land, that 
all the ends of the earth may hear, believe and 
live forever. 

Evermore keep and preserve us, O God of our 
salvation, in the midst of all dangers to which 
we are exposed, either in body or in soul; and 
prepare us with meek cheerfulness and Christian 
resignation to receive our sorrows as well as our 
joys from Thee, knowing that health and sick- 


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ness, riches and poverty, yea all things, come 
not by chance but by thy fatherly hand. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Thou, to whom the darkness and the light 
are both alike and who dost neither slumber nor 
sleep, defend us, we beseech Thee, from all perils 
and dangers of this night. Keep us under the 
shadow of thy wings that we may be quiet from 
all fear of evil and be brought in peace to the 
light of another day, invigorated and rightly 
prepared for its work. 

We ask all in the name and for the sake of thy 
Son, Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


Let us adore th’ eternal Word, 

‘Tis He our souls hath fed; 

Thou art our living stream, O Lord, 
And Thou th’ immortal bread. 

Blest be the Lord that gives his flesh, 
To nourish dying men; 

And often spreads his table fresh, 

Lest we should faint again. 


MONDAY MORNING. 


155 


MONDAY MORNING. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who in great 
mercy hast spared us through the night, help us 
by thy grace to< approach Thee with humble and 
believing hearts and thus to worship Thee ac¬ 
ceptably in spirit and in truth; and do Thou 
graciously hear and answer the prayers which 
we now offer unto Thee in the name of Jesus 
Christ, our Saviour. 

Father, we have sinned against heaven and 
before Thee and are no more worthy to be called 
thy children; have Thou mercy upon us. We 
have sinned in thought, in word and in deed, 
even against light and knowledge, and we come 
unto Thee for pardon. Wash us in the Re¬ 
deemer’s blood and blot out all our sins for his 
sake. By thy Holy Spirit also purify and renew 
our souls and quicken us by thy grace. Help us 
closely to examine ourselves and to turn away 
from all sin in heart and in life. Set us free, we 
beseech Thee, from all that ensnares and en¬ 
tangles us, that we may the more fully learn the 
way of thy commandments. 

We thank Thee for thy goodness toward us 
both in body and in soul. It is of thy mercy that 


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we are not consumed and because thy compas¬ 
sions fail not. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we 
may this day with fidelity and diligence pursue 
the work which Thou hast assigned us, and that 
in the midst of our daily toil we may maintain a 
spiritual and heavenly mind. May the faith of 
Christ be made effectual in us to bring down 
our pride, to subdue our selfishness,,to- improve 
our temper, to direct and restrain our tongues 
and to fill us with charity to our neighbor, so 
that in all our words and deeds we may glorify 
thy holy name. 

Prosper us as a family in all our varied inter¬ 
ests, and have Thou mercy upon all men. Bless 
our country and make us a blessing to all the 
nations of the earth. Bless thy holy Church 
throughout all the world. Prosper the great 
work of missions in all lands. Help thy servants 
to be faithful in their high calling, and do Thou 
early give the word of salvation to all men. 

Be merciful to all who are in trouble, want or 
sickness, in any anguish, peril or suffering. Com¬ 
fort them by thy grace and draw their hearts to 
Thyself as the true and only refuge of souls. 

O Lord, who hast taught us in thy word that 
Thou wilt renew the strength of those who wait 
upon Thee, fulfil now this promise unto us; 


MONDAY MORNING. 


157 


and above all things give us thy favor, which is 
life, and thy loving kindness, which is better 
than life. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, our Lord, we beseech Thee to hear 
our prayers and to do for us exceeding abun¬ 
dantly above all that we ask or think, for Christ’s 
sake, in whose name we pray: 

Our Father, etc. 


Come, let us join our cheerful songs, 

With angels round the throne; 

Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
But all their joys are one. 

“Worthy the Lamb that died,” they cry, 
“To be exalted thus;” 

“Worthy the Lamb,” our lips reply, 

“For He was slain for us.” 

Jesus is worthy to receive, 

Honor and power divine; 

And blessings more than we can give 
Be, Lord, for ever thine. 


FOURTH WEEK. 


15* 


MONDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, our God, infinitely great and holy, 
who yet dost humble Thyself to receive the peti¬ 
tions of thy needy creatures, be pleased gra¬ 
ciously to accept this our evening sacrifice of 
prayer and praise, and at the same time do Thou 
enable us to approach thy throne of grace with 
boldness and confidence, through the all-prevail¬ 
ing merits of Jesus Christ. 

We confess and lament our many sins of omis¬ 
sion and of commission, of thought and word 
and deed; O grant us the comforting assurance 
of pardon and let thy grace break the power of 
sin in us, that in thy strength we may walk in 
newness of life. Order our steps in thy word 
and let no iniquity have dominion over us. 
Make us wholly thine and quicken us in thy 
way. 

Bless us as a family, we pray Thee. Enable us 
by thy grace to live together in peace and quiet¬ 
ness, so that keeping the unity of the Spirit in 
faith and love we may with one mind and one 
mouth glorify Thee, the Lord our God, blessed 
forevermore. Help us always to be doers of thy 


MONDAY EVENING. 


159 


word and not hearers only. While we search the 
Scriptures be Thou our teacher. Make thy 
word precious to our souls and establish us in 
thy truth. 

O Thou almighty Father, lift us up and bear 
us over the hard places of life, amid all its chang¬ 
ing scenes; and when at length we are called'fo 
go hence, grant that we may pass into the life 
to come with songs and everlasting joy upon 
our heads, and stand accepted before Thee, re¬ 
deemed through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


And now that we are about to lie down to 
rest, be pleased to abide with us, Lord Jesus, 
for the day is far spent. Guard us from all evil. 
Keep us under the shadow of thy wings, and 
give us that calm and blessed peace which is the 
portion of thy people. Having walked with 
Thee this day we pray Thee be with us through 
the night and bring us in safety to the light of 
another day, to praise thy name in faithfully 
serving Thee anew. O Thou who slumberest 
not, enable us to think of Thee with gladness 
upon our beds and to sing praises unto thy 


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name, rejoicing in thy presence which turns 
darkness into light. 

Accept, O Lord, our humble praises, gra¬ 
ciously answer our feeble prayers and finally 
bring us to the full enjoyment of thy heavenly 
kingdom, through riches of grace in Christ 
Jesus, our Lord. 

. Our Father, etc. 


Saviour, thy dying love 
Thou gavest me; 

Nor should I aught withhold, 
Dear Lord, from Thee; 

In love my soul would bow, 

My heart fulfil its vow, 

Some offering bring Thee now, 
Something for Thee. 

O’er the blest mercy-seat, 
Pleading for me, 

My feeble faith looks up, 

Jesus, to Thee; 

Help me the cross to bear, 

Thy wondrous love declare, 
Some song to raise or prayer, 
Something for Thee. 


TUESDAY MORNING. 161 


TUESDAY MORNING. 

O God, the Father in heaven, who hast cre¬ 
ated us and who dost preserve us, have mercy 
upon us in our helplessness of body and of soul 
and continue toward us thy loving kindness and 
thy tender mercy. 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, who 
hast delivered us from the power of darkness 
and hast translated us into thine own kingdom 
of grace and holiness, have mercy upon us, de¬ 
liver us more and more from our sins and estab¬ 
lish us in thy gracious covenant of truth and 
righteousness. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier and 
Comforter of all that believe, have mercy upon 
us, enlighten our minds and purify our hearts, 
confirm us in all truth and finally bring us to 
everlasting life. 

O holy and blessed Trinity, Thou triune God, 
help us to thank Thee as we ought to do for the 
mercies of the night, for the mercies of the day 
and for all thy great goodness toward us both in 
body and in soul. We acknowledge the great¬ 
ness of thy goodness. O fill.our hearts with 

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162 

thankfulness and our lives with thy praise. We 
would this day consecrate ourselves anew to thy 
holy and blessed service, spending and being 
spent for Thee. Help us ever to count thy ser¬ 
vice a joy. 

Encouraged by thy word we again draw near 
to thy throne of grace. Our voice shalt Thou 
hear in the morning, O Lord, in the morning 
will we direct our prayer unto Thee and will 
look up. Lead us this day in thy righteousness 
and make thy way straight before our face, that 
all our going may be to thy praise. Defend us 
with thy mighty power, and grant that we may 
fall into no sin neither run into any danger, but 
that all our doings being ordered by Thee may 
be righteous in thy sight. Keep us, we beseech 
Thee, from vanity, pride, self-will and presump¬ 
tion. While we are diligent in business give us 
grace also to- be fervent in spirit, serving Thee, 
our Lord, and presenting ourselves living sacri¬ 
fices of thankfulness on thine altar. In our 
weakness grant us thy sure guidance through all 
the cares and dangers of this dav. Dispose us 
to seek first thy kingdom and righteousness 
with full trust that all things needful for this life 
shall be added unto us. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


TUESDAY MORNING. 


163 


And at length, O blessed Saviour, when we 
have served our generation and ended our work, 
take us to thy blessed rest on high, for thy 
name’s sake, to whom with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost be all honor and glory, now and 
forever. 

Our Father, etc. 


Break Thou the bread of life. 
Dear Lord, to me, 

As Thou didst break the loaves 
Beside the sea; 

Beyond the sacred page 
I seek Thee, Lord; 

My spirit pants for Thee, 

O living Word. 

Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, 
To me, to me, 

As Thou didst bless the bread 
By Galilee; 

Then shall all bondage cease, 

All fetters fall; 

And I shall find my peace, 

My All-in-All. 


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FOURTH WEEK. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, we thank Thee that we can 
call Thee our Father and that Thou art ever 
ready to hear the cry of the humble. We come 
to Thee as children; O giv.e us a Father’s bless¬ 
ing. We have this day often wandered from 
Thee and our sins are many; but great is thy 
mercy. O may thy goodness lead us to repent¬ 
ance and to greater devotion to Thee. 

O God, the Father in heaven, have mercy 
upon us miserable offenders. We have sinned 
against Thee. We have broken thy law which 
is holy and just and good. We have erred and 
strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. Enter 
not into judgment with us, O Lord, but look 
upon us mercifully in Christ, in whom Thou hast 
declared Thyself to be ever well pleased. For 
the sake of his holy life, his precious death and 
burial and his glorious resurrection and ascen¬ 
sion, have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, thy fatherly hand has brought us in 
safety through another day, and we thank Thee 
for all thy goodness. Thou hast anointed our 
heads with the oil of thy favor and our cup run¬ 
neth over with thy mercies. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 


165 

O Lord, be Thou gracious to those who' have 
not these many blessings. Visit with thy com¬ 
passion the homeless, the fatherless and the af¬ 
flicted. Wipe away the tears of those that 
mourn. Pity the ignorant and those that are 
out of the way. Restore wanderers to thy fold. 
Give the light of thy gospel to those w!k> sit in 
darkness in all the world, and establish thy 
Church more fully in our own land. 

O Lord, who hast caused all holy Scripture 
to be written for our learning, grant that we may 
in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn and in¬ 
wardly digest them, that by patience and com¬ 
fort of thy holy word we may embrace and ever 
hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, 
which Thou hast given us in Jesus Christ. 

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good 
counsels and all just works do proceed, give 
unto thy servants that peace which the world 
cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey 
thy commandments and also that we being de¬ 
fended from the fear of our enemies may by thy 
protection pass our time in peace and quietness, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


FOURTH WEEK. 


166 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invis¬ 
ible, the only wise God, be honor and glory, for 
ever and ever. 

Our Father, etc. 


Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, 

It is not night if Thou be near; 

O may no earth-born cloud arise 
To hide Thee from thy servant’s eyes. 

When the soft dews of kindly sleep 
My wearied eyelids gently steep, 

Be my last thought, how sweet to rest 
Forever on my Saviour’s breast. 

Abide with me from morn to eve, 

For without Thee I cannot live; 

Abide with me when night is nigh, 

For without Thee I dare not die. 

Come near and bless us when we wake, 
Ere through the world our way we take; 
Till in the ocean of thy love 
We lose ourselves in heaven above. 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 


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WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, who art God in heaven above and 
upon the earth beneath and in whose hand our 
breath is and whose are all our ways, look down 
from heaven, thy holy habitation, and bless us; 
for thine eye is upon those that fear Thee, upon 
those that hope in thy mercy, to deliver their 
soul from death and to quicken them in Christ 
Jesus. 

Almighty God, who givest power to the faint 
and strength to them that have no might, look 
mercifully, we beseech Thee, on our low estate 
and cause thy grace to triumph in our weakness, 
that we may arise and follow in the way of right¬ 
eousness those who by their faith and patience 
already inherit the promises. 

We lay all our sins upon Thee, O Saviour, 
Thou Lamb of God; be pleased to blot them out 
with thy most precious blood and keep us this 
day without sin. 

O God, who knowest our frame and remem- 
berest that we are dust, make us to know our 
end and the measure of our days, that we may 
know how frail we are. Teach us to number our 


168 


FOURTH WEEK. 


days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
Teach us to do thy will, for Thou art our God. 
Quicken us, O Lord, for thy name’s sake, that in 
all holy conversation and godliness we may pass 
the time of our sojourning here in fear, looking 
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto 
eternal life. 

O God, with whom are. the spirits of just men 
made perfect, we give Thee thanks that thy Son, 
Jesus Christ, hath brought life and incorruption 
to light, and that because He lives we shall live 
also. Grant, we beseech Thee, that when He 
who is the resurrection and the life shall appear 
we may appear with Him in glory; and to this 
end seal us with thy Spirit, who is the earnest of 
our inheritance until the redemption of the pur¬ 
chased possession, untO' the praise of thy glory. 

Be pleased, O Lord, to- strengthen us with 
might by thy Spirit in our inner man, that we 
may adorn the doctrine of God in all things, 
walking as heirs of the grace of life and having 
our conversation in heaven, whence also we look 
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; and so 
perfect us in all thy will that we may be made 
meet for the inheritance of the saints in light. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 


169 


Our hope is in Thee, O Lord, who hast made 
heaven and earth. We therefore pray that amid 
all the chances and changes of our earthly life 
we may ever be defended and preserved by thy 
gracious help; and we will evermore praise Thee 
for the power of thy grace by which we have 
been kept through faith unto salvation. 

Our Father, etc. 


136 

7s & 6s. D. 

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, 

Ye soldiers of the cross ; 

Lift high his royal banner, 

It must not suffer loss. 

From victory unto victory 
His army shall He lead, 

Till every foe is vanquished, 

And Christ is Lord indeed. 

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, 

The strife will not be long; 

This day the noise of battle, 

The next the victor’s song; 

To him that overcometh, 

A crown of life shall be; 

He with the King of glory 
Shall reign eternally. 


170 


FOURTH WEEK. 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

O Lord, our Lord, who art from everlasting 
to everlasting, we praise Thee with our whole 
heart and we magnify thy name forever. Our 
soul waiteth only upon Thee, for our expecta¬ 
tion is from Thee. O prepare mercy and truth 
which may preserve us; so will we sing praise 
unto thy name forever and pay our vows unto 
Thee, the Most High. 

Our heavenly Father, who feedest the fowls of 
the air and clothest the grass of the field, we 
thank Thee and praise thy glorious name that 
Thou hast this day filled us with the blessings of 
thy goodness, so that our cup runneth over. O 
God, who orderest all things after the counsel 
of thine own will, be pleased to choose for us the 
lot of our inheritance, and let goodness and 
mercy follow us all the days of our life. 

Most merciful Father, who hast given us thy 
Son to be an offering for our sins and in whom 
it hath pleased Thee that all fulness should 
dwell, bless us with all spiritual blessings in heav¬ 
enly places; and grant that Christ may so dwell 
in our hearts by faith, that we, being rooted and 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 


171 

grounded in love, may be able to comprehend 
with all saints what is the breadth and length 
and depth and height and to know the love of 
Christ, that being filled unto thy fulness we may 
abound in the fruits of righteousness unto thy 
glory and praise. 

Help us not only rightly to hear thy truth 
but also diligently to search the Scriptures for 
ourselves. May thy word ever be a lamp unto 
our feet and a light unto our path. Order our 
steps thereby. May its counsels guide us and 
its promises cheer us at all times. 

Almighty God, who dost forgive the sins of 
those who are penitent, create in us new and 
contrite hearts, so that worthily lamenting our 
sins and acknowledging our wretchedness we 
may obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy, per¬ 
fect remission and forgiveness, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Give us grace, O Lord, to lay aside every 
weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us 
and to run with patience the race that is set be¬ 
fore us, looking unto Jesus, the author and 
finisher of our faith. 

Let it please Thee, O Lord, to bless the house 
of thy servants, and it shall be blessed; and 
grant that our name may remain before Thee 


172 


FOURTH WEEK. 


forever. Be Thou gracious unto our kinsmen 
according to the flesh and grant them also thy 
blessing. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O God of our salvation, attend unto our cry 
and give ear unto our prayer. Fulfil unto us 
thy gracious promise, that asking in the name 
of Jesus Christ we shall surely receive. Hear, 
O Lord, and answer in mercy, for we come in 
his name who hath taught us to say: 

Our Father, etc. 


From all that dwell below the skies 
Let the Creator’s praise arise; 

Let the Redeemer’s name be sung 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; 

Eternal truth attends thy word; 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 


THURSDAY MORNING . 


173 


THURSDAY MORNING. 

O God, our God, early will we seek Thee. Thy 
mercies are new unto us every morning and 
call for new expressions of gratitude to Thee, 
the giver of all good. For the rest of the night, 
for the light of another day and for the comforts 
which now surround us we praise Thee, O Lord 
our God. Help us to feel more deeply that we 
owe our life and our all to thy fatherly love and 
care. 

We return unto Thee this morning as children 
to a parent. O give us the spirit of adoption 
whereby we may call Thee Abba, Father; and 
loving Thee, who hast first loved us, may we 
have grace to dedicate ourselves this day anew 
to thy blessed service, in body and in soul. 

O holy Saviour, who hast redeemed and de¬ 
livered us from all our sins, do Thou also re¬ 
new us by the Holy Ghost after thine own im¬ 
age, that so we may testify by our whole life 
our gratitude to God for his great love and 
mercy to us, that every one of us may be assured 
in himself of his faith by the fruits thereof, and 
that by our godly living others may be gained 
unto Christ. 


174 


FOURTH WEEK. 


Grant us grace, O Lord, to flee from all temp¬ 
tation that may this day assail us and to over¬ 
come the power of sin in our hearts. May we 
rightly know Thee, the only true God, trust in 
Thee only, with humility and patience submit 
to Thee, expect all good things from Thee 
alone, love, fear and glorify Thee with our 
whole heart, that so we may be willing to re¬ 
nounce and forsake all creatures rather than 
commit the least thing against thy holy will. 

Give us, we pray Thee, what is needful for 
us, and grace rightly to use our favors. Give us 
contented minds, and help us to regard with 
compassion the wants and sorrows of others. 

O God, our Saviour, who art the hope of all 
the ends of the earth, remember, we beseech 
Thee, the children of affliction and sorrow. Heal 
the sick, provide for the poor and befriend the 
forsaken. Be a helper to the helpless, a hope 
to the hopeless and the Saviour of all. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We now resign ourselves, most merciful 
Father, into thy hands for all coming time. Let 
thy mercy be upon us according as we hope in 
Thee. Guide us by thy counsel while we live 


THURSDAY MORNING . 


175 


and afterwards receive us to thy heavenly glory, 
through infinite riches of grace in Christ Jesus, 
our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, 

Let a repenting rebel live; 

Are not thy mercies large and free, 

May not a sinner trust in Thee? 

O wash my soul from every sin, 

And make my guilty conscience clean; 

Here on my heart the burden lies, 

And past offences pain mine eyes. 

My lips with shame my sins confess 
Against thy law, against thy grace; 

Lord, should thy judgments grow severe, 

I am condemned, but Thou art clear. 

Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, 

Whose hope, still hov’ring round thy word, 
Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 


176 


FOURTH WEEK. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 

Most merciful God, accept the confession of 
our sins with our evening sacrifice of thanks¬ 
giving and praise. 

We acknowledge our unworthiness and the 
frailty and perverseness of our corrupt nature, 
through which we daily transgress thy just and 
holy laws. Do Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon 
us, for the sake of Jesus Christ, who is our Ad¬ 
vocate with Thee and the propitiation for all our 
sins. May our souls be washed from the defile¬ 
ments of this day in his most precious blood, 
that we may go to our rest comforted by thy 
grace and sanctified by thy Holy Spirit. 

Kind and gracious Father, we give Thee un¬ 
feigned thanks for all thy mercies bestowed 
upon us from time to time, for our being, for our 
reason and for all our faculties of soul and body, 
for health, friends, food and raiment, and for 
all other comforts and conveniences of life. 
Above all, we adore thy tender mercy and com¬ 
passion to us and to all mankind, in sending 
thine only Son into the world to redeem us from 
sin and eternal death and to make us heirs with 
Himself of everlasting glory. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 


1 77 


We bless Thee for thy patience with us, not¬ 
withstanding our many and great provocations; 
for all the direction, assistance and comfort of 
thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and 
watchful providence over us through the whole 
course of our lives; and particularly for the 
mercies and benefits of the past day. We be¬ 
seech Thee to continue these blessings to us, 
and enable us to show forth our gratitude for 
them by sincere obedience to thy holy law and 
entire devotion to Thee, through Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. 

O Lord, take away from us all ignorance, 
hardness of heart and undue carefulness for the 
things of this life. Help us as a household to 
fear Thee, sincerely to seek thy glory and to put 
our whole trust in thy mercy. 

Make us mindful that as we have now come to 
the end of another day, so the end of life is at 
hand; and as we know not the day nor the hour 
of our Master’s coming, grant us grace always 
so to live that we may never be afraid to die, 
but that living or dying we may be thine. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


12 


i7« 


FOURTH WEEK . 


Wearied with the labors and cares of the day 
we come to Thee for quiet and repose and new 
supplies of strength for drooping, nature. De¬ 
fend us from the terrors of the night, from the 
pestilence that walketh in darkness and from 
all manner of evil. Visit us with the favor which 
thou bearest unto thy chosen ones and cause us 
to rest safe in the arms of thy love. When 
Thou hast refreshed us, raise us up again in 
health and peace. Thus may all our days and 
nights be spent with Thee and in thy blessed 
service, till we awake in thy likeness and reign 
with Thee in everlasting joy, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


Ascend thy throne, almighty King, 

And spread thy glories all abroad; 

Let thine own arm salvation bring*, 

And be Thou known the gracious God. 

O let the kingdoms of the world 
Become the kingdoms of the Lord; 

Let saints and angels praise thy name; 

Be Thou through heaven and earth adored. 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


179 


FRIDAY MORNING. 

O holy Father, whose nature is love and 
whose mercy is everlasting, who art full of com¬ 
passion and gracious, plenteous in mercy unto 
all that call upon Thee, be merciful unto us who 
cry unto Thee daily. Give ear, O Lord, unto 
our prayer and attend to the voice of our suppli¬ 
cations. So will we praise Thee with our whole 
heart and we will glorify thy name forevermore. 

O God, who hast redeemed our soul from 
death and our life from destruction and hast 
compassed us about with songs of deliverance, 
we present unto Thee our bodies a living sacri¬ 
fice, holy and acceptable, which is our reason¬ 
able service; and, we beseech Thee, direct our 
hearts this day and evermore into the love of 
God and into the patient waiting for Christ, 
that we may walk worthy of the Lord unto all 
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and 
increasing in the knowledge of Thee, our God. 

Incline thine ear to our prayers, O Lord, and 
visit the darkness of our mind with the day¬ 
spring from on high, that at the second coming 
of thy Son to judge the world we may hasten 
with joy to meet Him. 


i8o 


FOURTH WEEK. 


O Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suf¬ 
fering and abundant in goodness and truth, en¬ 
ter not into judgment with thy servants, we be¬ 
seech Thee, but grant that we who are bowed 
down by the sense of our sins may be refreshed 
aiid lifted up with the joy of thy salvation. 

To this end strengthen us, we pray Thee, with 
all might according to thy glorious power unto 
all patience and long-suffering and joyfulness. 
O help thy servants in all time of temptation and 
peril, and make us more than conquerors 
through Him that loved us, that being found 
faithful unto death we may finally receive the 
crown of life. 

Look graciously upon the Church which 
Thou hast purchased with thine own blood. O 
send the rod of thy strength out of Zion, and let 
thy Son see of the travail of his soul and be sat¬ 
isfied. Clothe thy priests with salvation and let 
all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice, let 
them ever shout for joy, for with favor wilt Thou 
compass them as with a shield. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day, and 
let thy goodness and mercy follow us all the 
days of our life. 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


181 


Our prayer is before Thee, and our hope is in 
thy mercy. Do for us and for all men according 
to the greatness of thy power, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


Abide among us with thy grace, 

Lord Jesus, evermore; 

Nor let us e’er to sin give place, 

Nor grieve Him we adore. 

Abide among us with thy word, 
Redeemer whom we love; 

Thy help and mercy here afford, 

And life with Thee above. 

Abide with us to bless us still, • 

O bounteous Lord of peace; 

With grace and power our souls fulfil, 
Our faith and love increase. 

Abide with us in faithful love, 

Our God and Saviour be; 

Thy help at need, O let us prove, 

And keep us true to Thee. 


FOURTH WEEK. 


182 


FRIDAY EVENING. 

O Lord God Almighty, whose name is ex¬ 
alted above all blessing and praise, we are not 
worthy to come before Thee, for we have great¬ 
ly sinned. We have so much walked after our 
own devices and have done after the imagina¬ 
tion of our own hearts; and we confess that it is 
an evil thing and bitter that we have forsaken 
Thee, the Lord our God, and have turned every 
one to his own way; but be merciful unto us, O 
God, be merciful unto us and forgive the in¬ 
iquity of our sin. Heal our backsliding and re¬ 
ceive us graciously. So will we praise Thee with 
joyful lips and glory in thy holy name. For 
Christ’s sake* comfort us who are grieved and 
wearied with the burden of our sins. Let the 
merit of his spotless sacrifice purge our con¬ 
sciences from dead works, that we may serve 
Thee, the living God, and obtain forgiveness 
and redemption through Him. 

Our heavenly Father, who hast preserved 
us in our going out and our coming in and who 
hast this day again given us our daily bread, we 
unite in songs of praise and thanksgiving unto 


FRIDAY EVENING. 183 

Thee for thy manifold mercies; and we beseech 
Thee to grant us grace that we may serve Thee 
acceptably with reverence and godly fear, in all 
things adorning the doctrine of God, our Sa¬ 
viour. Quicken us according to thy word. Keep 
our feet from falling and our souls from death. 
Abundantly satisfy us with the fatness of thy 
house and make us drink of the river of thy 
pleasure; for with Thee is the fountain of life 
and in thy light we shall see light. Open Thou 
our eyes, that beholding wondrous things out of 
thy law we may ever keep thy statutes and have 
respect unto all thy commandments. 

Bless thy people everywhere. Let the chil¬ 
dren of Zion be joyful in Thee their King, and 
and let the whole earth be filled with thy glory. 
Build up Jerusalem and gather the outcasts of 
Israel. Set up an ensign for the people and let 
thy word have free course in the hearts of men. 
Gather together thine elect from the four winds 
of heaven, and let the kingdoms of this world be 
given to Him who is Lord over all, that He may 
reign forever and ever. 

God be merciful unto us and bless us and 
cause his face to shine upon us; so we thy people 
and sheep of thy pasture will give Thee thanks 


184 


FOURTH WEEK. 


forever and will show forth thy praise to all gen¬ 
erations. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

May the blessing of God Almighty, the 
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, be with us 
always. 

Our Father, etc. 


214 

Os. 4s. 

Nearer, my God to Thee, 

Nearer to Thee; 

E’en though it be a cross 
That raiseth me, 

Still all my song shall be 
Nearer, my God to Thee, 

Nearer to Thee. 

Though, like a wanderer, 

The sun gone down, 

Darkness be over me, 

My rest a stone, 

Yet in my dreams I’d be 
Nearer, my God to Thee, 

Nearer to Thee. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


185 


SATURDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, once more we 
are before Thee as a family, to bless Thee for thy 
care over us and for thy daily bounty toward us. 
We thank Thee for the mercies of the past night 
and for all thy goodness renewed unto us with 
the light of another day. O Lord, our Lord, 
how excellent is thy name in all the earth, who 
hast set thy glory above the heavens! . 

We pray for thy care over us throughout this 
new day. We are as helpless by day as by night; 
O may thy angels continue to have charge over 
us, so bearing us up in their hands that we come 
to no hurt. Be Thou our light and our guide, 
that we may not walk in the darkness of our own 
ways but in thy ways of holiness and righteous¬ 
ness. Keep us from the evil that is in the world 
and bless us with all spiritual blessings in Christ 
Jesus, to the end that having served Thee ac¬ 
ceptably in our day and generation we may at 
last be found meet for the inheritance of thy 
saints in light. 

Fit us, we beseech Thee, for all our duties. 
Support us in every trial of faith and patience 


186 


FOURTH WEEK. 


and strengthen us against our besetting sins. 
Give us the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, 
that we may glorify Thee in a life of constant 
well-doing, giving ourselves wholly to thy ser¬ 
vice. 

O God, who hast promised to give thy Holy 
Spirit to them that ask Thee, abundantly fulfil 
this promise in our hearts and lives, that in all 
things He may direct our goings to the praise of 
thy grace. 

We bless Thee for thy word which is able to 
make us wise unto salvation. Help us to love 
and obey thy truth, that we may receive the 
blessing of those who walk in the law of the 
Lord. 

We pray for thy blessing, O Lord, upon all 
thy churches. Give unto thy ministering ser¬ 
vants everywhere power to preach thy word in 
its fulness and simplicity, and may thy truth en¬ 
lighten and comfort all who hear it. 

O Thou, who hast prepared thy throne in the 
heavens and whose kingdom ruleth over all, 
bless our nation and all the nations of the earth, 
that men everywhere may live in quietness and 
prosper in righteousness. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


187 


Most merciful Father, hear us yet in behalf of 
all who' are near and dear to us. Grant that they 
and we walking humbly with Thee here may at 
last rest with Thee above. 

O keep us ever in the grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, in the love of God and in the communion 
of the Holy Ghost, to whom be glory forever. 

Our Father, etc. 


All hail the power of Jesus’ name, 
Let angels prostrate fall; 

Bring forth the royal diadem, 

And crown Him Lord of all. 

Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball 

To Him all majesty ascribe, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

O that with yonder sacred throng 
We at his feet may fall! 

We’ll join the everlasting song, 

And crown Him Lord of all. 


188 


FOURTH WEEK. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 

O Lord God, who hast brought us in safety to 
the close of another day and of another week, 
who hast watched over us and preserved us from 
evil, who hast given us our daily bread and man¬ 
ifold mercies, hear now our prayer and accept 
our evening sacrifice of praise. We thank Thee 
for the good way by which Thou hast led us. 
Bless the Lord, O our souls, and forget not all 
his benefits. 

Pardon our many sins. We have come far 
short not only of thy holy law but also even of 
our own holy desires and intentions. Enter not 
into judgment with us, O most merciful Saviour, 
and deal not with us after our sins, but accord¬ 
ing to thy tender mercy. Wash us thoroughly 
from our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin, 
for we acknowledge our transgressions and our 
sin is ever before us. Have mercy upon us. Re¬ 
store unto us the joy of thy salvation and uphold 
us with thy free Spirit. 

And now, O Lord, as we lie clown at the close 
of another day, may the thought of our shorten¬ 
ing pilgrimage make us more diligent in run¬ 
ning our heavenly race. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 


189 


Keep us in safety through the night and re¬ 
fresh us with peaceful rest, that we may enter 
upon another Lord’s Day with new zeal for thy 
house. Laying aside the labors of the week 
make us able to lay aside also its cares and anxi¬ 
eties, so that hungering and thirsting after right¬ 
eousness and full of earnest longings after Thee 
our passing days may bring us nearer to the per¬ 
fect worship of the Church above. 

Grant an especial blessing to thy ministering 
servants in their preparation for the services of 
the coming day. By thy Spirit guide them into 
all truth and fill their hearts with loving zeal for 
thy house and thy people. Give them heavenly 
light and wisdom in all their goings. 

Bless our missionaries. Uphold them in dif¬ 
ficulties, strengthen them in their labors and let 
them see much precious fruit of their toil. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, in the spirit of adoption we call Thee 
our Father. Thou art worthy of all praise, and 
all thy saints bless .Thee. And now, rejoicing 
in hope of rest for body and soul, we pray also 
for strength to live and labor in newness of life 
until at length we shall see Thee in thy glory. 

Our Father, etc. 


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7s. D. 


Jesus, lover of my soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fly 

While the billows near me roll, 

While the tempest still is high; 

Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life is past; 

Safe into the haven guide, 

O, receive my soul at last. 

Other refuge have I none; 

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; 

Leave, ah, leave me not alone, 

Still support and comfort me. 

All my trust on Thee is stayed, 

All my help from Thee I bring; 

Cover my defenceless head 
With the shadow of thy wing. 

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, 

More than all in Thee I find; 

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 

Heal the sick and lead the blind. 

Just and holy is thy name, 

I am all unrighteousness; 

Vile and full of sin I am, 

Thou art full of truth and grace. 

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, 
Grace to pardon all my sin; 

Let the healing streams abound, 

Make and keep me pure within; 

Thou of life the fountain art, 

Freely let me take of Thee; 

Spring Thou up within my heart, 

Rise to all eternity. 


fifth meek. 


334 


P. M. 


Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! 

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; 
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, 

God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 


Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee, 

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; 
Cherubini and seraphim falling down before Thee, 

Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. 


Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide Thee, 
Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, 
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, 
Perfect in power, in love and purity. 


Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! 

All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea; 
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, 

God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 



SUNDAY MORNING. 


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SUNDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, merciful Father, hear our 
prayer as we approach Thee on the morning.of 
this thine own holy day. O let thy blessing be 
upon us through its joyful hours. Turn our 
thoughts from the things of earth, that we may 
fix them upon Thee. Dwell Thou in our hearts 
and help us to rejoice in Thee, the Lord, our 
God. Prepare us for all the sacred services in 
which we are about to engage, and so fit us for 
the blessed work of prayer and praise that the 
words of our mouths and the meditations of our 
hearts may be acceptable in thy sight. 

O Thou, who hast promised to meet thy peo¬ 
ple in the courts of thy house and to commune 
with them, pour out upon us the spirit of true 
and earnest devotion. Help us to hear thy word 
with a humble and believing heart, making us 
wise unto everlasting life. 

Bless all thy people who gather to-day in thy 
house. Help them to worship toward thy holy 
hill acceptably. Be Thou very nigh also unto 
those who cannot go to thy house. Comfort 
and bless them in the quiet of their homes, O 
Thou who lovest the dwellings of Jacob. 

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194 


FIFTH WEEK. 


Bless thy ministering servants. Teach them 
by thy Holy Spirit, that they may be able to 
teach others also. Bless especially our pastor, 
and make his words powerful to the upbuilding 
of thy people and in calling the world to Thee. 
Strengthen his heart and prosper Thou the work 
of his hands. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We now commit ourselves to thy care, O 
Lord, for this day. Grant us thy blessing, not 
according to our worthiness but according to 
the abundant riches of thy grace in Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 


At the Lamb’s high feast we sing, 
Praise to our victorious King, 

Who has washed us in the tide, 
Flowing from his pierced side; 
Praise we Him whose love divine, 
Gives his sacred blood for wine, 
Gives his body for the feast, 

Christ the victim, Christ the priest. 


SUNDAY EVENING. 195 


SUNDAY EVENING. 

Almighty and most merciful God, at the close 
of this day of rest we once more offer Thee our 
united praise and prayer. 

We thank Thee for what our eyes have this 
day seen and our ears have heard and our hearts 
have felt of thy mercy and grace, in the services 
of thy house and in the quiet of our home. 
With thy worshiping people we have ascended 
into the hill of the Lord and we have stood in 
his holy place; O grant unto us now the blessing 
of the Lord and righteousness from the God of 
our salvation. Graciously shine into our hearts, 
to give us the light of the knowledge of thy 
glory in the face of Jesus Christ, in whom we 
come before Thee. 

We thank Thee for rest from our labors, for 
fellowship with thy people and for communion 
with Thee. Help our infirmities and make us 
joyful in our God. • 

Forgive all that has been imperfect in our 
worship this day. Through thy word help us to 
grow strong in truth and in goodness. 


196 


FIFTH WEEK. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O God, merciful Father, vouchsafe unto us, 
we humbly beseech Thee, the continual help of 
thy grace, that we may acknowledge and confess 
thine incarnate Son as our true and only Lord 
and Saviour, and that receiving Him with child¬ 
like faith we may ever feed on his precious body 
and blood as the true meat and drink of our 
souls unto everlasting life. 

Our Father, etc. 


81 

s. M. 


Ye saints, proclaim abroad 
The honors of your King; 

To Jesus, your incarnate God, 

Your songs of praises sing. 

Not angels round the throne 
Of majesty above 

Are half so much obliged as we, 

To our Immanuel’s love. 

May we with angels vie 
The Saviour to adore; 

Our debts are greater far than theirs, 
O be our praises more. 


MONDAY MORNING. 


197 


MONDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, who dost ever watch over 
Israel, we lift our hearts and voices in praise for 
the blessings of the night. While many had no 
shelter, we laid ourselves down in comfort; and 
while many passed the night in suffering, Thou 
gavest us refreshing sleep. For all these things 
we thank Thee, Lord God of grace and good¬ 
ness. 

O God, strong to deliver and mighty to save, 
who hast been the refuge and dwelling-place of 
thy people in all generations, perfect and fulfil 
in us, we beseech Thee, the work of thy convert¬ 
ing grace and be pleased to confirm us in every 
good purpose and deed, that having been called 
into the way of righteousness we may have 
power to continue steadfastly in the same until 
the day of Jesus Christ. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Hear now our prayer, O Lord of our life. We 
ask these things because Thou art our Father, 
who art both able and willing to grant what is 


198 


FIFTH WEEK. 


best for us and who will also graciously answer 
our prayers, for the sake of Him who taught us 
to say: 

Our Father, etc. 


Holy Spirit, faithful guide, 

Ever near the Christian’s side, 

Gently lead us by the hand, 

Pilgrims in a desert land; 

Weary souls fore’er rejoice, 

While they hear that sweetest voice, 
Whisp’ring softly, wand’rer, come, 

Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home. 

Ever present, truest friend, 

Ever near thine aid to lend, 

Leave us not to doubt and fear, 

Groping on in darkness drear. 

When the storms are raging sore, 

Hearts grow faint and hopes give o’er, 
Whisp’ring softly, wand’rer, come, 

Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home. 


MONDAY EVENING. 


199 


MONDAY EVENING. 

Our Father in heaven, we thank Thee for thy 
watchful care over us during this day and for all 
the good things which Thou hast permitted us 
to enjoy. 

Forgive the sins by which we have grieved 
Thee. Bless the work of our hands, yea the 
work of our hands establish Thou it. Lord, help 
us to be useful in our day, devoting ourselves 
unreservedly to thy holy service. Give us grace 
and wisdom to> raise the fallen, to rescue the 
overcome and so to follow Him who went about 
doing good. Thus may we spend all our days 
and at last enter into the rest that remaineth for 
the people of God. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Be pleased to watch over us this night and to 
spread the wings of thy protection around our 
resting-place. Preserve us from sin and harm 
and from the malice of the spirits of darkness. 
Be Thou first and last in all our thoughts, and 
the guide and strength of all our actions. Help 


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FIFTH WEEK. 


ns always to lead just and holy lives; and when 
we die receive us into thy hands, O Saviour, that 
we may behold thy face and sing praise to Thee 
forever. 

Our Father, etc. 


Gracious Spirit, Love divine, 

Let thy light within me shine; 

All my guilty fears remove, 

Fill me full of heaven and love. 

Speak thy pardoning grace to me, 
Set the burdened sinner free, 

Lead me to the Lamb of God, 

Wash me in his precious blood. 

Life and peace to me impart, 

Seal salvation on my heart; 

Breathe thyself into my breast, 
Earnest of immortal rest. 

Let me never from Thee stray, 

Keep me in the narrow way, 

Fill my soul with joy divine, 

Keep me, Lord, forever thine. 


TUESDAY MORNING. 


201 


TUESDAY MORNING. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, we approach the throne of grace this 
morning with reverence and holy fear, begging 
of Thee mercy and peace, pardon and salvation. 
We are poor sinners, but sorrowful and repent¬ 
ing. Thou art holy and justly offended with us, 
but yet Thou art our gracious Lord and merci¬ 
ful Father in Christ Jesus. Be pleased, we be¬ 
seech Thee, to blot out our sins from thy re¬ 
membrance and to heal our souls, that we may 
no more sin against Thee, Open our eyes that 
we may see and amend our infirmities and follies, 
and give us perfect understanding in the way of 
godliness, that we may walk in it all the days of 
our pilgrimage. 

Give us a spirit diligent in the works of our 
calling, cheerful and zealous in religion, fervent 
and frequent in prayer, charitable and useful in 
conversation. Give us a healthful and a chaste 
body, a pure and a holy soul, a sanctified and a 
humble spirit, and preserve our body, soul and 
spirit blameless unto the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 


202 


FIFTH WEEK. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, we now commit ourselves into thy 
hands. Receive us graciously and love us freely. 
Be with us when we lie down and when we rise 
up; be with us in sickness and in health; and in 
the hour of death, forsake us not, O Lord, but 
grant us a calm and peaceful departure out of 
this world and a triumphant entrance into thy 
heavenly kingdom. 

And all the glory shall be given to Thee, the 
ever-living Redeemer, who with the Father and 
the Holy Spirit art alone worthy of all praise 
and glory, forever and ever. 

Our Father, etc. 


Jesus, the very thought of Thee 
With sweetness fills my breast; 
But sweeter far thy face to see, 
And in thy presence rest. 

Jesus, our only joy be Thou, 

As Thou our prize wilt be: 
Jesus, be Thou our glory now 
And through eternity. 


TUESDAY EVENING. 


203 


TUESDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, King of kings and Lord of 
lords, who art our faithful Father in Jesus Christ, 
we beseech Thee for his sake to hear our prayers 
and to accept our thanksgiving. 

We confess our sins with hearty repentance 
and true faith, praying for full forgiveness; and 
do Thou also confirm and strengthen us by thy 
grace and bring us at length to everlasting life. 

Enlighten our minds more and more with the 
light of the everlasting gospel, graft in our 
hearts a love of the truth, increase in us true re¬ 
ligion, nourish us with all goodness and of thy 
great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

And now, most gracious Father, who hast so 
often delivered our eyes from tears, our feet 
from falling and our souls from death, take us, 
we entreat Thee, under thy watchful care this 
night. Guard us from all evil and harm, and 
bring 11s to the light and prepare us for the 


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FIFTH WEEK . 


duties of the coming- day, and we will praise 
Thee, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


O love divine, how sweet thou art! 

When shall I find my willing heart 
All taken up by Thee? 

I thirst, I faint, I die to prove 

The greatness of redeeming love, 

The love of Christ to me. 

God only knows the love of God : 

O, that it now were shed abroad 
In this poor stony heart! 

For love I sigh, for love I pine; 

This only portion, Lord, be mine, 

Be mine this better part. 

Only thy love do I require, 

Nothing in earth below desire, 

But this in heaven above; 

Let earth and heaven and all things go, 

Give me thy only love to know. 

Impart to me thy love. 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 


205 


WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, who art the 
giver of every blessing, who hast created us and 
preserved us, who hast satisfied all our wants 
and who now again hast brought us to the light 
of a new day, give us, we beseech Thee, thankful 
hearts for all our mercies and help us to show 
forth thy praise. 

Guide us by thy counsel in all the duties and 
pleasures of this day. While our hearts devise 
our ways, do Thou mercifully direct our steps. 
Lacking wisdom, Lord, we come to Thee. We 
are ignorant and do easily err; be Thou our 
light and our guide. O help us and teach us. 

O Lord, Thou light of the world, give light 
to those that sit in darkness, comfort to those 
that mourn, resignation to* the bereaved, hope 
to the downcast, strength to the tempted and 
everlasting joy to all thy children. 

Bless thy holy Church universal. Bless our 
own beloved Zion. Smile upon all her insti¬ 
tutions of learning. Prosper all our missionary 
activities, and direct us in all our efforts to 
spread thy kingdom. 


206 


FIFTH WEEK . 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Hear us, O Lord, in these our fervent peti¬ 
tions, for we ask these things in the name of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


436 

s. II. 

I love thy kingdom, Lord, 

The house of thine abode, 

The Church our blest Redeemer sav'd 
With his own precious blood. 

I love thy Church, O God; 

Her walls before Thee stand, 

Dear as the apple of thine eye, 

And graven on thy hand. 

For her my tears shall fall, 

For her my prayers ascend; 

To her my cares and toils be given, 

Till toils and cares shall end. 

Beyond my highest joy 
I prize her heavenly ways, 

Fler sweet communion, solemn vows, 

Her hymns of love and praise. 


WEDNESDAY EVENING. 


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WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

Eternal God, by whose providence we are 
preserved and blessed, comforted and assisted, 
we heartily thank Thee for the many temporal 
and spiritual mercies which Thou hast bestowed 
upon us this day. 

Remember not. Lord, our offences nor the 
offences of our forefathers, neither take Thou 
vengeance of our sins. Spare us, good Lord, 
spare thy people whom Thou hast redeemed 
with thy most precious blood, and be not angry 
with us forever. With all thy penitent people 
we cry unto Thee: O Lamb of God, that takest 
away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. 

We humbly worship Thee as the God of our 
fathers, who trusted in Thee and were not 
ashamed. May we ever seek our happiness and 
safety under the shadow of thy wings. Help us 
continually to adore Thee for what Thou art in 
Thyself, as revealed to us in thy works and in 
thy word. Especially do we bless Thee for what 
Thou hast become to us through Him in whom 
Thou hast displayed the exceeding riches of thy 
grace. May we ever be found in Him and may 


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FIFTH WEEK. 


He evermore dwell in us as our life and the 
hope of our future glory. 

Help those who are in any affliction and may 
thy light arise in their darkness. We pray for 
those who watch by the sick and suffering, that 
they may have strength and comfort and be pre¬ 
pared for thy providential will. Help thy people 
in any distress to cast all their care upon Thee 
who carest for them and who hast so often lov¬ 
ingly said to thy saints, I will never leave thee 
nor forsake thee. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, be Thou about our bed through the 
hours of darkness. Keep our bodies in safety 
and our souls in peace. May our last thoughts 
be of Thee and our first waking desires be to¬ 
ward Thee, while we ever say: 

Our Father, etc. 


THURSDAY MORNING . 


209 


THURSDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, who hast 
watched over us through the darkness of the 
night and shielded us from every danger, we 
bless Thee for the light of this new day and for 
all its temporal mercies; but above all do we 
thank Thee for spiritual gifts. O keep us thine 
forever and fill our hearts with the joy of grateful 
sonship. 

We come to Thee this morning, our Father* 
for new mercies. Our wants are many; O deny 
us not. We are poor and needy; O send us not 
away empty. We come to Thee as the foun¬ 
tain of all good; O satisfy our manifold wants 
out of thine abundant fulness. 

Carry on thy work of grace within us. Help 
us to be useful to our fellow men. Direct us in 
all our goings and show us what Thou wouldst 
have us to do. 

Lord, we confess the evil that is within us; 
help us to turn from it more and more, and daily 
to yield ourselves to the enlightening and sancti¬ 
fying power of thy Spirit. Lead us in the nar¬ 
row path of life, that having named thy name 
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210 


FIFTH WEEK . 


we may depart from all iniquity and walk in thy 
saving truth. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Lord, our God, look down from heaven and 
hear the prayer of thy servants, withholding no 
good from 11s or others, since we ask all these 
things in the name of Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


123 

S. M. 

Behold, what wondrous grace 
The Father hath bestowed 

On sinners of a mortal race, 

To call them sons of God! 

Nor doth it yet appear 
How great we must be made; 

But when we see our Saviour here, 

We shall be like our Head. 

A hope so much divine 
May trials well endure, 

May purge our souls from sense and sin. 

As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 


THURSDAY EVENING. 


211 


THURSDAY EVENING. 

O God, our creator and preserver, in whom 
alone is our help and who hast brought us to 
the close of another day, we confess our un¬ 
worthiness, but we cry unto Thee daily and hope 
in thy mercy. 

Lord, incline our hearts to keep thy com¬ 
mandments. Help us to do justly, to love mercy 
and to walk humbly with Thee our God. Teach 
us, our Father, so to live that we may have 
comfort in life and in death. May our loins 
be always girded and our lamps burning, while 
in joyful hope we wait for the coming of our 
Lord. 

Graciously remember those who are near of 
kin to us, be a very present help to all who are in 
any trouble, and have Thou mercy upon all 
men according to their many wants. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

We now commit ourselves to thy fatherly care 
for the night. In the midst of manifold dangers 
that beset us, mercifully protect us in our help- 


212 


FIFTH WEEK. 


lessness. Shelter us beneath the cover of thy 
wings, that we may rest in safety, free from the 
dread and fear of evil. 

Hear our prayer, O Lord, granting us thy 
peace and lifting upon us the light of thy coun¬ 
tenance, while we further pray: 

Our Father, etc. 


478 

M 

O, for a heart to praise my God, 

A heart from sin set free, 

A heart that’s sprinkled with thy blood, 

So freely shed for me! 

A heart resigned, submissive, meek, 

My dear Redeemer’s throne, 

Where only Christ is heard to speak, 

Where Jesus reigns alone! 

A heart in every thought renewed, 

And full of love divine, 

Perfect and right and pure and good, 

A copy, Lord, of thine! 


FRIDAY MORNING. 


213 


FRIDAY MORNING. 

O Lord, Thou fountain of all blessing, who 
hast mercifully given us the light of another day, 
the eyes of all wait upon Thee and Thou givest 
them their meat in due season. Thou openest 
thy hand and satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. Thou art good unto all and thy tender 
mercies are over all thy works. 

We thank Thee for all thy goodness toward 
us. We bless Thee for the spirit of adoption 
whereby we call Thee our Father. Grant us 
grace to walk worthy of our high calling, that 
in all things we may show forth the praises of 
our God. Make us holy for Thou art holy, and 
preserve us unto thy heavenly kingdom. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

O Saviour of sinners, be Thou our help in 
life, our hope in death and our portion forever¬ 
more. Guide us by thy counsel while we live 
and afterward receive us to thy glory, and we 
will praise Thee, the adorable Trinity, world 
without end. 

Our Father, etc. 


214 


FIFTH WEEK. 


FRIDAY EVENING. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, to whom 
saints and angels do ascribe blessing and honor 
and glory and power, we give thanks at the re¬ 
membrance of thy holiness and we magnify thy 
name forever. Thou art great and greatly to be 
praised. Every morning and every evening thy 
mercy is new unto us and thy faithfulness in the 
night-season. We bless Thee who givest us 
all things richly to enjoy and we offer Thee the 
sacrifice of thanksgiving. 

O Lord, who makest the outgoings of the 
morning and of the evening to rejoice, we com¬ 
mit ourselves now to thy care for the night. 
Help us to be anxious about nothing; but in 
everything by prayer and supplication with 
thanksgiving we make our requests known unto 
Thee. 

Show us thy way that we may know Thee; 
and when we walk in darkness and have no light, 
help us to trust in thy name and to stay our¬ 
selves upon Thee, who art the same yesterday, 
to-day and forever. 


FRIDAY EVENING . 


215 


Hear our prayers, O Lord, in behalf of all 
men. Save thy people and bless thine inheri¬ 
tance. Feed them also and lift them up for¬ 
ever. Heal the broken-hearted and save such as 
be of a contrite spirit. 

Direct those in authority, that we may lead 
quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and 
honesty. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 


Now, Lord, let thy mercy be upon us even as 
we hope in Thee, delivering us from this present 
evil world and preserving us unto the coming 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


27 

“Forever with the Lord !” 

Amen, so let it be; 

Life from the dead is in that word, 
Tis immortality. 

Here in the body pent, 

Absent from Him I roam, 

Yet ftightly pitch my moving tent 
A day’s march nearer home. 


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FIFTH WEEK. 


SATURDAY MORNING. 

O Lord God, from whom cometh down every 
good and perfect gift, hear Thou our morning 
prayer and accept our humble praise. We laid 
us down and slept and have awaked, for Thou 
only makest us to dwell in safety and to be quiet 
from fear of evil. 

Bless the Lord, O our souls, and all that is 
within us bless his holy name. For thy loving 
kindness we thank Thee, for thy tender mercy 
we bless Thee, O Lord God of grace and 
goodness. 

As Thou hast given us the light of another 
day, we commit ourselves now to thy care with 
thankful hearts. Bless us as a family in things 
temporal and in things spiritual. Suffer no evil 
to come nigh our dwelling and may thy angels 
continue to have charge over us. 

Strengthen us for the labors of the day and 
prosper that which we set our hand unto in thy 
name, and do Thou graciously accept us in per¬ 
son and in service, for our Redeemer’s sake. 

Lord, we humble ourselves before Thee, con¬ 
fessing our sins. Enter not into judgment with 


SATURDAY MORNING. 


217 


thy servants but mercifully pardon our iniquity, 
for with Thee there is forgiveness and plenteous 
redemption. 

Remember those who are dear to us. Com¬ 
fort thy people and have mercy upon thine af¬ 
flicted, yea upon all men. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Grant, O Lord, that when our days on earth 
are ended we may be received into thy blissful 
presence, to dwell with Thee forever, for the 
sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our Father, etc. 


I lay my sins on Jesus, 

The spotless Lamb of God; 

He bears them all, and frees us 
From the accursed load. 

I bring my guilt to Jesus, 

To wash my crimson stains 
White in his blood most precious, 
Till not a stain remains. 


218 


FIFTH WEEK. 


SATURDAY EVENING. 

O God, whose is the greatness and the power 
and the glory and the victory and the majesty, 
we acknowledge that all that is in the heaven 
and in the earth is thine. Thine is the kingdom, 
O Lord, and Thou art exalted as head above all. 
Both riches and honor come of Thee, and Thou 
reignest over all; and in thy hand is power and 
might, and in thy hand it is to make great and 
to give strength to all. We thank Thee, O God, 
and praise thy glorious name, for great and mar¬ 
velous are thy works, Thou King of saints. 

Be gracious unto thy servants, O God, and 
spare us according to the greatness of thy mercy 
in Christ Jesus. Grant us the blessedness of 
those that fear Thee, that it may be well with us 
and with our children after us. Take us into thy 
secret place, that we may abide under the 
shadow of thy wings. Help us so to live and 
labor that we may glorify Thee in body and 
spirit, which are thine. 

O Thou that art ever nigh unto them that call 
upon Thee, hear our evening prayer. Give sleep 
to our eyes and slumber to our eyelids, and 


SATURDAY EVENING. 


219 


grant that when we awake it may be to walk in 
the light of thy countenance. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Mercifully hear our prayer, and let the words 
of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts 
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength 
and our Redeemer. 

Our Father, etc. 


Glory to Thee, my God, this night, 

For all the blessings of the light; 

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 
Beneath thine own almighty wings. 

Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, 

The ill that I this day have done; 

That with the world, myself and Thee, 
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed; 

To die, that this vile body may 
Rise glorious at the awful day. 


220 


SIXTH WEEK . 


SUNDAY MORNING. 

O Thou Lord of the Sabbath, graciously hear 
our prayers on this day of rest. As Thou hast 
blessed it and set it apart for our temporal and 
spiritual good, help us, we beseech Thee, to 
keep it holy unto Thee. Make it unto us all that 
Thou hast intended it to be, a day of holy rest, 
a day of instruction, a day of spiritual refresh¬ 
ment. 

By thy Holy Spirit prepare our hearts to ap¬ 
proach Thee in public worship as well as in pri¬ 
vate meditation and praise. Help us to lay aside 
all earthly cares, and do Thou by thy quickening 
grace raise our hopes and affections heaven¬ 
ward. Prepare our hearts to receive the seed of 
thy holy word,, and give us grace to worship 
Thee with reverence and childlike faith. 

O blessed Saviour, help thy ministering ser¬ 
vants to declare all thy counsel this day, and 
make thy word powerful in every heart and in 
every home, to the saving of souls here and in 
heathen lands. 

We would remember before Thee this day, O 
Lord, the many who are as sheep having no 


SUNDAY MORNING. 


221 


shepherd, the many who have not Christian pas¬ 
tors and teachers, who have not places of public 
worship, yea the many who have not even Chris¬ 
tian homes. Have mercy upon these helpless 
ones, and through thy people give to them the 
joys and the blessings of thy holy Church. 


Here may be offered any special prayer. 


O Lord our God, be with us throughout this 
day, that at its close we may be better prepared 
for the labors of the week before us, and thus at 
length also for the enjoyment of the eternal rest 
above. Hear us, we humbly pray Thee, for the 
sake of Him who is high in the glory of God the 
Father. 

Our Father, etc. 


Glory be to God the Father, 

Glory be to God the Son, 

Glory be to God the Spirit, 

One in Three and Three in One; 
Glory, glory, glory, glory, 

While eternal ages run. 


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SIXTH WEEK. 


SUNDAY EVENING. 

We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge 
Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth wor¬ 
ship Thee, the Father everlasting. 

To Thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and 
all the powers therein. To Thee cherubim and 
seraphim continually do cry: Holy, holy, holy, 
Lord God of Sabaoth. Heaven and earth are 
full of the majesty of thy glory. 

The glorious company of the apostles praise 
Thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets 
praise Thee. The noble army of martyrs praise 
Thee. The holy Church throughout all the 
world doth acknowledge Thee, the Father of 
an infinite majesty; thine adorable, true and only 
Son; also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. Thou 
art the everlasting Son of the Father. When 
Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, Thou 
didst humble Thyself to be born of a Virgin. 
When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven 
to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of 
God, in the glory of the Father. 


SUNDAY EVENING. 


223 


We believe that Thou shalt come to be our 
judge. We therefore pray Thee help thy ser¬ 
vants, whom Thou hast redeemed with thy pre¬ 
cious blood. Make them to be numbered with 
thy saints in glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thy herit¬ 
age. Govern them and lift them up forever. 

Day by day we magnify Thee, and we worship 
thy name ever, world without end. 

Here may be offered any special prayer. 

Our Father, etc. 


More love to Thee, O Christ, 
More love to Thee; 

Hear Thou the prayer I make 
On bended knee; 

This is my earnest plea, 

More love, O Christ, to Thee, 
More love to Thee. 


407 


6s & 4s. 


My faith looks up to Thee, 

Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Saviour divine; 

Now hear me while I pray, 

Take all my guilt away, 

O, let me from this day 
Be wholly thine. 

May thy rich grace impart 
Strength to my fainting heart, 

My zeal inspire; 

As Thou hast died for me, 

O, may my love to Thee 
Pure, warm and changeless be, 

A living fire. 

While life’s dark maze I tread, 

And griefs around me spread, 

Be Thou my guide; 

Bid darkness turn to day, 

Wipe sorrow’s tears away, 

Nor let me ever stray 
From Thee aside. 

When ends life’s transient dream. 
When death’s cold, sullen stream 
Shall o’er me roll, 

Blest Saviour, then in love 
Fear and distrust remove, 

O, bear me safe above, 

A ransomed soul. 


festival Prayers. 


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448 


Os 4s. 


Come, Thou almighty King, 
Help us thy name to sing, 
Help us to praise; 

Father all glorious, 

O’er all victorious, 

Come, and reign over us, 
Ancient of Days. 

Come, Thou incarnate Word, 
Gird on thy mighty sword, 
Our prayer attend; 

Come, and thy people bless, 
And give thy word success, 
Spirit of holiness, 

On us descend. 

Come, holy Comforter, 

Thy sacred witness bear; 

In this glad hour, 

Thou, who almighty art, 

Now rule in every heart, 

And ne’er from us depart, 
Spirit of power. 

To Thee, great One in Three, 
The highest praises be, 

Hence evermore. 

Thy sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 

And to eternity 
Love and adore. 


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The following prayers for the festivals of the church 
year are preceded by their respective Canticles, and are 
supposed to be made part of the family prayer. As almost 
every word of the Canticle is taken from the Scriptures, 
it may be read instead of a Scripture selection. 


ADVENT CANTICLE. 

Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise 
from the end of the earth, ye that go down to 
the sea, and all that is therein. Let the wilder¬ 
ness and the cities thereof lift up their voice; let 
the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout 
from the tops of the mountains. Let them give 
glory unto the Lord and declare his praise 
among the heathen. 

The Lord hath comforted his people; He hath 
made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all na¬ 
tions, and all the ends of the earth shall see the 
salvation of our God. 

Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy sal¬ 
vation cometh; behold, his reward is with Him, 
and his work before Him. Fear thou not, for I 
am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy 
God," I will strengthen thee, yea I will help thee. 


228 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of 
righteousness arise with healing in his wings. 

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and 
all flesh shall see it. Death shall be swallowed 
up in victory, and God will wipe away all tears 
from our eyes. And it shall be said in that day, 
Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him and 
He will save us; this is the Lord; we have waited 
for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in his sal¬ 
vation. 

Sanctify and prepare yourselves to look upon 
the glory of our God, for the Lord cometh. Pre¬ 
pare ye the way of the Lord and make his paths 
straight. Let us serve Him with gladness and 
come before his presence with singing. Blessed 
is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 

ADVENT PRAYER. 

Almighty God, who of old didst proclaim the 
coming of thy Son, enable us, we beseech Thee, 
to repent heartily and truly of all our sins, that 
we may be prepared to receive Him with glad¬ 
ness and to join in the cry: Hosanna to the Son 


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229 

of David; blessed is He that cometh in the name 
of the Lord. 

Grant us grace, Lord Jesus, to pass the time 
of our sojourning here in fear, in daily watch¬ 
fulness and prayer, that when Thou shalt appear 
again in the clouds of heaven, with all thy holy 
angels, in the glory of thy power, we may be 
able with all saints to lift up our heads with joy, 
as we behold the fulness of our redemption 
drawing nigh. 

Cleanse our conscience, we beseech Thee, al¬ 
mighty God, by the daily visitation of thy grace, 
that when thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, shall 
come He may find us fit for his appearing and 
ready to meet Him without spot, in the com¬ 
pany of all his saints, who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, 
world without end. 


CHRISTMAS CANTICLE. 

Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy; 
for unto you is bom this day a Saviour, which is 
Christ the Lord. 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good will toward men. 


230 


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The Lord hath remembered his covenant and 
sent salvation to his people. Israel is saved by 
the Lord with an everlasting- salvation. 

This is the Lord’s doing, and marvelous in 
our eyes. This is the day the Lord hath made; 
we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Let the voice of rejoicing and salvation be 
heard in the tabernacles of the righteous. 

Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the 
Lord. Blessed be the king-dom of our father 
David. Hosanna in the highest. 

Open to' me the gates of righteousness; I 
will enter in and praise the Lord. 

Say among the heathen that the Lord reign- 
eth. Let the multitudes of the isles be glad 
thereof. Let the heavens rejoice and let the 
earth be glad. 

He shall judge the world with righteousness 
and the people with his truth. 

Blessed be his glorious name forever and ever, 
and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 


FESTIVAL FRA YERS. 231 

CHRISTMAS PRAYER. 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, through 
whose grace we are permitted once more to cele¬ 
brate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus 
Christ, we approach into thy presence with holy 
joy, to praise and magnify thy great name for 
the unspeakable gift of thy Son. 

Thou hast visited and redeemed thy people 
and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the 
house of thy servant David, that we, being de¬ 
livered out of the hand of our enemies, may 
serve Thee without fear, in holiness and right¬ 
eousness all the days of our life. 

Lord Jesus, Thou desire of all nations, Thou 
hope of Israel, the Redeemer of the world, we 
thank Thee for thy coming in the flesh to make 
us partakers of the divine nature. Grant us, we 
beseech Thee, the adoption of sons, according to 
the riches of thy grace, that we may finally come 
to thine everlasting kingdom, to whom with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost be all honor and 
glory. 


232 FESTIVAL PRAYERS . 

NEW YEAR CANTICLE. 

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in 
all generations. Before the mountains were 
brought forth or ever Thou hadst formed the 
earth and the world, even from everlasting to 
everlasting Thou art God. 

Thou in the beginning didst create the heaven 
and the earth, when the morning stars sang to¬ 
gether and all the sons of God shouted for joy. 
Thou didst say, Let there be light in the firma¬ 
ment, and didst call forth sun, moon and stars, 
that they might be for signs and for seasons, 
for days and for years. 

Lord, what is man, that Thou takest knowl¬ 
edge of him, or the son of man, that Thou 
makest account of him? Behold, Thou hast 
made our days as a handbreadth, and our age 
is as nothing before Thee. Verily, every man 
at his best estate is altogether vanity. 

Lora, make us to know our end and the meas¬ 
ure of our days, what it is, that we may know 
how frail we are, and walk in wisdom, redeeming 
the time, because the days are evil. 

We are strangers with Thee and sojourners, 
as all our fathers were; let thy statutes be our 
song in the house of our pilgrimage. O comfort 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


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us all the days of this vain life, which we spend 
as a shadow, until our change come. 

We give glory unto the Alpha and Omega, 
the beginning and the ending. We fall at the 
feet of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who lays 
his right hand upon us and says: Fear not; I 
am the first and the last; I am He that liveth, 
and was dead; and behold, I am alive forever¬ 
more, Amen, and have the keys of hell and of 
death. 

We shall live because Thou livest, Jesus 
Christ, the same yesterday and to-day and for¬ 
ever. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 

NEW YEAR PRAYER. 

Almighty God, we adore Thee as the eternal 
and unchangeable Jehovah, with whom one day 
is as a thousand years and a thousand years as 
one day. Of old hast Thou laid the foundation 
of the earth, and the heavens are the work of 
thy hands. They shall perish, but Thou shalt 
endure; yea all of them shall wax old as doth a 
garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them 


234 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS . 


and they shall be changed; but Thou art the 
same and thy years shall have no end. 

Unchangeable art Thou also in thy promises 
and gracious dealings with the children of men. 
Though the mountains shall depart and the hills 
be removed, thy kindness shall not depart from 
thy people, neither shall the covenant of thy 
peace be removed. The mercy of the Lord is 
from everlasting to everlasting upon them that 
fear Him, and his righteousness unto children’s 
children, to such as keep his covenant and to 
those that remember his commandments to do 
them. 

Most merciful God, who hast brought us to 
the beginning of a new year, let it please Thee 
to spare us to its close. Prepare us for all its 
labors and changes. Guide us with thy counsel 
through all our years, and then receive us to 
thine everlasting rest, for the sake of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. 

GOOD FRIDAY CANTICLE. 

Christ, our Passover, was offered for us on this 
day. He was delivered for our offences. He 
bore our sins in his own body on the tree, and 
the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us 
all. He hath trodden the wine-press alone, and 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


235 


of the people there was none with Him. He 
was taken from prison and from judgment; He 
was cut off out of the land of the living. 

Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us out of 
every kindred and tongue and people and na¬ 
tion. Thou hast loved us and washed us from 
our sins in thine own blood, and hast made us 
unto our God kings and priests. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive 
power and riches and wisdom and strength and 
honor and glory, forever and ever. 

Now is come salvation and strength and the 
kingdom of our God and the power of his 
Christ. Death shall be swallowed up in victory, 
and God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 


GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER. 

O Lord Jesus Christ, eternal Son of God, our 
blessed Redeemer, give us grace, we beseech 
Thee, worthily to celebrate on this day thine un¬ 
fathomable love to a sinful and guilty world. 

Thou wast wounded for our transgressions 
and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement 


236 . FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


of our peace was upon Thee, and with thy stripes 
we are healed. All we like sheep have gone 
astray; we have turned every one to his own 
way, and the Lord hath laid on Thee the iniquity 
of us all. Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us 
to God by thy blood out of every kindred and 
tongue and people and nation, and by one of¬ 
fering hast perfected forever them that are sanc¬ 
tified. 

Therefore, with the ten thousand times ten 
thousand, and all the heavenly host of the re¬ 
deemed, we would unite in saying: Worthy is 
the Lamb that was slain to receive power and 
riches and wisdom and strength and honor and 
glory and blessing. We bless Thee for all the 
burdens Thou hast borne, for all the tears Thou 
hast wept, for all the pains Thou hast suffered, 
for every drop of blood Thou hast shed, for 
every word of comfort Thou hast spoken on the 
cross, for every conflict with the powers of 
darkness, and for thine eternal victory over the 
terrors of death and the pains of hell. 

Everlasting adoration and praise be unto 
Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, who* with the Father 
and the Holy Spirit, in unity of essence, livest 
and reignest true God forevermore. 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


23 7 


EASTER DAY CANTICLE. 

Christ, our Passover, has risen. He was dead, 
and behold He is alive for evermore and hath 
the keys of hell and of death. 

Christ, our Passover, was dead, a sacrifice for 
our sins. He was put to death in the flesh, but 
was quickened by the Spirit. 

Christ is risen from the dead and henceforth 
dieth no more; death hath no more dominion 
over Him. He died unto sin once, but now He 
liveth unto God; the Prince of life could not be 
holden of death. 

God did not leave his. soul in the grave, nor 
suffer his Holy One to see corruption. 

Christ is risen, the first fruits of them that 
slept. Since by man came death, by man came 
also the resurrection of the dead. 

Death is swallowed up for ever. O death, 
where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy vic¬ 
tory? Thanks be to God, which giveth us the 
victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 


238 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


EASTER DAY PRAYER. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant 
mercy hath begotten us again to a lively hope 
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 
dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and unde- 
filed and that fadeth not away, reserved in 
heaven for us. 

Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Son of Man, 
Prince of life and first-begotten of the dead, who 
art alive forevermore. 

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. We 
fall down before Thee who 1 wast crucified; we 
praise and glorify Thee who art risen from the 
dead. When Thou hadst overcome the sharp¬ 
ness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of 
heaven to all believers. We believe, O Lord, 
help Thou our unbelief. Fulfil in us, we be¬ 
seech Thee, the work of faith with power, that 
being planted together in the likeness of thy 
death we may be also in the likeness of thy resur¬ 
rection. 

Now may the God of peace, that brought 
again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great 
Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the 
everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


239 


good work to do his will, working in us that 
which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus 
Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. 

ASCENSION DAY CANTICLE. 

O clap your hands, all ye people. Shout unto 
God with the voice of triumph. God is. gone up 
with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a 
trumpet. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and 
be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the 
King of glory shall come in. Who is this King 
of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, He is 
the King of glory.- 

Sing praises to God and unto our King. Sing 
praises. For He is the King of all the earth. 
God reigneth over the heathen; He sitteth upon 
the throne of his holiness. Let all the world bow 
down before Him, and all the angels of God 
worship Him. 

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the 
sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou 
lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness; 
therefore God, thy God, hath anointed Thee 
with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

Thou hast ascended on high; Thou hast led 
captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts for 


240 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS . 


men. Thou hast entered into thy Father’s 
house, to prepare a mansion for us. Thou hast 
prepared thy throne in the heavens, and thy 
kingdom ruleth over all. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 

ASCENSION DAY PRAYER. 

O Lord, almighty Father, we lift up our 
hearts unto the heavens, where our Saviour is, 
at thy . right hand of majesty and power. 

We call to remembrance this day that the 
Lord Jesus, thine only begotten, eternal Son, 
was taken up into heaven. Thou hast exalted 
Him. Thou hast given Him a name which is 
above every name, at the which every knee 
shall bow, and every tongue confess that He is 
Lord, to thy glory. 

O Lord, comfort thy sorrowing people here 
below, that in all our tribulation we may con¬ 
tinually ascend to Thee in acts of pious and holy 
devotion. And grant, Lord Jesus, that at thy 
most certain and glorious coming at the last day 
we may have part in the resurrection of the just, 
and that we may then come to Mount Zion, the 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


241 


city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, 
to the Church of the first-born, tO' the spirits of 
the just made perfect, to Thee, the only Media¬ 
tor of the new covenant, and to God, thy Father 
and our Father, to whom with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost be thanksgiving, blessing, praise 
and honor, now and forevermore. 

WHITSUNDAY CANTICLE. 

Let us praise the Lord and exalt his good¬ 
ness. Let us come before Him with songs of 
praise and hymns of thanksgiving. 

God hath raised up his holy child, Jesus, who 
being by his right hand exalted shed forth the 
promise of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, so 
that they spake with new tongues and wrought 
signs and wonders in his name. 

He gave power to the testimony of his ser¬ 
vants. The kingdoms of the earth, the people 
and nations, have heard his voice, and have ren¬ 
dered obedience unto our Lord and to his 
Christ. 

We render thanks unto Thee, O Lord, who 
art the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, 
that Thou hast revealed thy power and entered 
upon thy kingdom. 

16 


24 2 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


Thou hast sent unto us the Comforter, even 
the Spirit of truth, that He may abide with us 
forever. Thou hast sent the Spirit of thy Son 
into our hearts, whereby we cry unto Thee, 
Abba, Father. It is the Spirit which witnesseth 
with our spirits that we are the children of God. 

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, and 
with groanings which cannot be uttered maketh 
intercession for us. 

We wait for the redemption of our body, and 
for the manifestation of the glorious liberty of 
the sons of God. 

The Spirit is the earnest and pledge of our in¬ 
heritance, whereby also we are sealed unto the 
day of redemption. 

O Lord, we praise Thee and render Thee 
thanks that Thou hast given us the Spirit. 

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to 
the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is 
now and ever shall be, world without end. 


FESTIVAL prayers. 

WHITSUNDAY PRAYER. 


243 


We bless and adore Thee, 0 Lord God, our 
Father, that Thou hast visited thy people with 
salvation. Behold, the Spirit of promise has 
come unto us. 

Blessed be thy name, O God the Son, our 
Saviour. Thou hast revealed and glorified the 
Father. 

With devout gratitude and great joy we cele¬ 
brate thy glorious advent, O Holy Ghost, whom 
we worship with the Father and the Son, one in 
essence and in honor, very God of very God, the 
glory equal, the majesty coeternal. 

God of all peace and consolation, who didst 
gloriously fulfil the great promise of the gospel 
by sending down thy Holy Ghost on the day of 
Pentecost, to establish the Church as the home 
of his continual presence and power among 
men, mercifully grant unto us, we beseech Thee, 
this same gift of the Spirit, to renew, illuminate, 
refresh and sanctify our dying souls, to be over 
us and around us like the light and dew of 
heaven, and to be in us evermore as a well of 
water springing up into everlasting life, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, be honor and 
glory, world without end. 


244 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

TRINITY SUNDAY CANTICLE. 


Note.— The Canticle for Trinity Sunday, known as the 
Te Deum, differs from the other Canticles in this, that it is 
much older, being from the fourth or fifth century, is not 
taken so literally from the Scriptures and is itself a prayer. 
Therefore on Trinity Sunday read I John 5:1-12, or Rev. 
4:1-11, and as a prayer use the collect and Canticle as 
follows: 


THE COLLECT. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast 
given unto us thy servants grace, by the confes¬ 
sion of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of 
the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the di¬ 
vine majesty to worship the Unity, we beseech 
Thee that Thou wouldst keep us steadfast in this 
faith and evermore defend us from all adversi¬ 
ties, who livest and reignest, one God, world 
without end. 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


245 


THE TE DEUM. 

We praise Thee, O God; we acknowledge 
Thee to be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father 
everlasting. 

1 o Thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and 
all the powers therein. 

To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually 
do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. 

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of 
thy glory. 

The glorious company of the apostles praise 
Thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets 
praise Thee. The noble army of martrys praise 
Thee. 

The holy Church throughout all the world 
doth acknowledge Thee, the Father of an in¬ 
finite majesty; thine adorable, true and only Son; 
also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ; Thou 
art the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver 
man, Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a 
Virgin. 

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven 
to all believers. 


246 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 


Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the 
glory of the Father. 

We believe that Thou shalt come to be our 
judge. We therefore pray Thee, help thy ser¬ 
vants, whom Thou hast redeemed with thy pre¬ 
cious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints in 
glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save thy people and bless thy her¬ 
itage; govern them and lift them up for ever. 

Day by day we magnify Thee, and we worship 
thy name ever, world without end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with¬ 
out sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy 
upon us; O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as 
our trust is in Thee. 

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; let me never 
be confounded. 

Or instead of the Te Deum use the following: 


FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

TRINITY SUNDAY PRAYER. 


247 


O God, the great God, the only true and 
living God from everlasting, our Creator, Re¬ 
deemer and Sanctifier, Father, Son and Holy 
Ghost, Three in One and One in Three, glory 
and praise and worship in the highest be unto 
Thee, Thou holy, holy, holy Lord God Al¬ 
mighty. 

Thou didst create us; we praise Thee. Thou 
hast redeemed us; we give thanks unto Thee. 
Thou dost sanctify us; we glorify Thee. Thou 
art our God, our portion and our joy. With all 
the heavenly hosts that surround thy throne, we 
worship Thee; and with all thy saints on earth 
we unite in giving glory to the Father and to 
the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the 
beginning, is now and ever shall be, world with¬ 
out end. 


4 


L. M. 


Thee we adore, eternal Lord, 

We praise thy name with one accord; 

Thy saints, who here thy goodness see, 
Through all the world do worship Thee. 

To Thee aloud all angels cry, 

The heavens and all the powers on high; 
Thee, holy, holy, holy King, 

Lord God of hosts, they ever sing. 

The apostles join the glorious throng; 

The prophets swell the immortal song; 

The martyr’s noble army raise 
Eternal anthems to thy praise. 

From day to day, O Lord, do we 
Highly exalt and honor Thee; 

Thy name we worship and adore, 

World without end, forevermore. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray, 

To keep us safe from sin this day; 

Have mercy, Lord, we trust in Thee, 

O let us ne’er confounded be! 


Special Praym. 


166 


L. M. 


Just as I am, without one plea, 

But that thy blood was shed for me, 

And that Thou bidd’st me come to Thee, 

O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 

Just as I am, and waiting not 
To rid my soul of one dark blot, 

To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 
O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 

Just as I am, though tossed about 
With many a conflict, many a doubt, 

Fightings and fears within, without, 

O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind, 

Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 

Yea all I need, in Thee to find, 

O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, 

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; 
Because thy promise I believe, 

O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 

Just as I am, thy love unknown 
Has broken every barrier down; 

Now to be thine, yea thine alone, 

O Lamb of God, I come—I come. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


251 


A CONFESSION OF SIN. 

To Be Used Before the Lord’s Supper. 

I. 

O Lord most holy, O Lord most mighty, we 
have sinned against Thee in thought, word and 
deed. We have broken thy holy laws. We have 
come short of thy righteousness and glory in all 
our ways. Our lives bear testimony against us 
and our own hearts condemn us, as being prone 
to all evil and backward to all good. We have 
abused thy mercies and made light of thy judg¬ 
ments. We have turned aside from thy cove¬ 
nant, and have not been faithful and diligent, as 
we ought to have been, in using the helps of 
thy grace for our eternal salvation. We ac¬ 
knowledge and bewail before Thee the corrup¬ 
tion of our nature, the vanity of our minds, the 
waywardness of our hearts, the wanderings and 
apostasies of our whole fallen life. 

Righteousness belongeth unto Thee, O Lord, 
and unto us only confusion of face; but unto 
Thee, O Lord our God, belong also mercies and 
forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against 
Thee. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to 
forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them 
that call upon Thee. 


252 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


Look upon us, therefore, O righteous and 
holy Father, with an eye of pity and compassion, 
as we now humble ourselves with sincere confes¬ 
sion before the throne of thy heavenly grace; 
and for the sake of thy Son, Jesus Christ, whose 
blood cleanseth from all sin and in whom Thou 
hast declared Thyself to be ever well pleased, 
speak pardon and peace to our souls. 

Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, according 
as we hope in Thee; and with the full pardon 
of our past sins be pleased also to quicken us, we 
beseech Thee, in the way of righteousness and 
uphold us with thy free Spirit, that we may 
walk worthy henceforth of the vocation where¬ 
with we are called and ever hereafter serve and 
please Thee in newness of life, to the honor and 
glory of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS . 


253 


II. 

O Lord God, most holy, we have sinned, we 
have sinned, we have grievously sinned against 
Thee, in thought, in word and in deed, provok¬ 
ing most justly thy wrath and indignation 
against us. The remembrance of our transgres¬ 
sions and shortcomings fills us with sorrow and 
shame. Yet now, O most merciful Father, have 
mercy upon us, and for the sake of Jesus Christ 
forgive all our sins. Purify us by the inspiration 
of thy Holy Spirit; enable us heartily to forgive 
others, as we beseech Thee to forgive us; and 
grant that we may hereafter serve Thee in new¬ 
ness of life, to the glory of thy holy name, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 
Which before the cross I spend, 

Life and health and peace possessing 
From the sinner’s dying friend. 

Here I’ll sit, forever viewing 

Mercy’s streams in streams of blood; 
Precious drops my soul bedewing, 

Plead and claim my peace with God. 


254 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


PRAYERS. 

To Be Used Before the Lord’s Supper. 

I. 

Most merciful God, who dost this day permit 
ns to come to thy table, we beseech Thee now 
to verify and fulfil in us the truth of this glorious 
covenant unto the end, that as we have been 
introduced into the kingdom of our Lord and 
Saviour, Jesus Christ, and made to have part in 
its privileges and hopes, we may be constantly 
kept in the same by the power of the Holy 
Ghost, through faith, unto everlasting life. For¬ 
tify us against the assaults of sin and hell. Let 
not Satan prevail against us. Keep u$ from the 
evil that is in the world. Help us to walk in the 
Spirit, that we may not fulfil the lusts of the 
flesh. Defend us from all heresy and schism, 
from all apostasy and unbelief. Let us never 
draw back to perdition. Make us faithful unto 
death, that no man may take from us our crown. 
And grant, O most merciful Father, that having 
continued thus steadfast in faith and hope to 
the end, we may be counted worthy to be joined 
with thy saints in heaven and to< have part with 
them finally in the resurrection of the dead, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


255 


IT. 

Gracious God, our heavenly Father, who hast 
shown thy love in giving thy Son to die for our 
sins and who hast reconciled us unto Thyself by 
his death, we thank Thee for redemption 
through his blood. 

Help us, we beseech Thee, rightly to come 
this day to thy table. Grant that the cup of 
blessing may be to us the communion of the 
blood of Christ, and that the broken bread may 
be to us the communion of the body of Christ. 

Fill us with joy and peace in believing, that 
we may abound in hope through the power of 
the Holy Ghost. And unto Him that hath loved 
us, and washed us from our sins in his own 
blood, be glory forever. 

III. 

O Lord Jesus, Thou bread of life, who art the 
only satisfying portion of the souls which Thou 
hast made, we thank Thee for this day of special 
privilege. 

Bring us into thy banqueting house and let 
thy banner over us be love. Give us the blessing 
of those who hunger and thirst after righteous¬ 
ness. Lord, we hunger; feed us with heavenly 
manna. Lord, we thirst; give us living water. 


256 SPECIAL PRAYERS. 

Make us this day partakers of the body and 
blood of Christ, whereby our souls may be nour¬ 
ished unto everlasting life. And thine shall be 
the praise forever. 

THANKSGIVINGS. 

To Be Used After the Lord’s Supper. 

I. 

Almighty and everlasting God, we give Thee 
most hearty thanks for the great g'oodness Thou 
hast shown toward us this day in vouchsafing to 
feed us with the spiritual food of the most pre¬ 
cious body and blood of thy Son, our Saviour, 
Jesus Christ, assuring us thereby that we are 
very members incorporate in the mystical body 
of thy Son, and heirs through hope of thine 
everlasting kingdom, by the merits of his most 
blessed death and passion. And we humbly be¬ 
seech Thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us 
with thy grace that we may continue in that 
holy fellowship and do all such good works as 
Thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory, world 
without end. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


257 


II. 

Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the 
gift of eternal life through our Lord Jesus 
Christ, through whom we have come to the 
general assembly and Church of the first-born. 

We thank Thee for the sacred things of this 
holy day. Nourish our souls unto everlasting 
life. Help us ever to bear about with us the 
dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of 
Jesus may be made manifest in our daily living. 

O God, who hast loved us and hast given us 
everlasting consolation and good hope through 
grace, grant us now thy blessing, that seeking 
for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life, 
we may finally come to thine everlasting king¬ 
dom, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

III. 

O holy Saviour, who hast prepared a table for 
us in this wilderness, we thank Thee that Thou 
hast again refreshed our souls with heavenly 
food. 

O Thou, who art Thyself the ever-living 
bread, feed us that we may hunger no more 
neither thirst any more, and graciously refresh 
us that we faint not. Confirm us in faith and 
hope unto everlasting life, through our Lord 

Jesus Christ. 

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2 


SPECIAL PRAYERS . 


AN OPENING PRAYER. 

For a Consistory or a Joint Consistory. 

I. 

Almighty God, who 1 by thy Holy Spirit didst 
preside in the first Synod of the apostles and 
elders at Jerusalem, and hast promised to be with 
thy Church alway, grant unto us thy servants 
here assembled thy gracious presence and bless¬ 
ing. Deliver us from all error, pride and preju¬ 
dice. Enlighten us with wisdom from above. 
Fill our hearts with the spirit of unity and peace; 
and so order and govern us in all our doings that 
thy name may be glorified in the coming of thy 
kingdom. These things we ask through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 


II. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, we thank Thee 
that Thou hast not only made us thy children in 
Jesus Christ, but that Thou hast also called us to 
minister in holy things among men. While we 
thank Thee for our own salvation, we bless Thee 
that Thou hast also highly honored us in mak¬ 
ing us co-workers with Thee in saving the 
world, as office-bearers in thy Church. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


259 


We are here this day in thy name and in thy 
service, O Lord. Grant us, we beseech Thee, 
thy gracious presence and blessing. Help us in 
all our deliberations, direct all our counsels by 
thy Holy Spirit and accept us in person and in 
service, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 


A CLOSING PRAYER. 

For a Consistory or a Joint Consistory. 

Our heavenly Father, we come before Thee 
now in the name of thy dear Son. 

We lay before Thee our labors and plans. O 
Lord, prosper what is good and mercifully for¬ 
give what is amiss. Ever grant us that wisdom 
which cometh from above, and strengthen our 
hands for thy great and abiding work. Bless 
our people in their manifold interests, and let 
grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus 
Christ in sincerity. 

O Thou God of peace, who hast brought again 
from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great 
Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the 
everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every 
good work to do thy will, working in us that 


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SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


which is well-pleasing in thy sight, through 
Jesus Christ, thy beloved Son, our Lord. 

Our Father, etc. 

OPENING PRAYER. 

For a Missionary Meeting. 

Accept, O Lord, our earnest intercessions for 
all mankind. Cause thy glorious gospel to be 
proclaimed among all nations. Bless thy 
Church, purchased with thine own most pre¬ 
cious blood. Clothe her ministers with salva¬ 
tion, and arm them with power tO' declare the 
whole counsel of God. Encourage the hearts 
and strengthen the hands of thy people in every 
place. Bless our missionaries and their families. 
Cheer them in their discouragements and help 
them in every need. Give them courage and 
joy in their work and bless all their ministra¬ 
tions. So may thy kingdom come and thy 
name be glorified, through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


261 


CLOSING PRAYER. 

For a Missionary Meeting. 

O God of grace in Jesus Christ, who hast de¬ 
livered us from the power of darkness and hast 
translated us into the kingdom of thy dear Son, 
help us to devote ourselves more and more in 
time and talent, in prayers and offerings, to the 
great work of preaching the gospel to every 
creature. 

Bless all Missionary Societies and Boards, all 
institutions and persons engaged in the holy 
work of missions. Direct and sustain all mis¬ 
sionaries, and crown their work with thy heav¬ 
enly blessing. 

Hear and graciously answer these our prayers 
for the sake of Him who hath taught us to say: 

Our Father, etc. 


Jesus shall reign where’er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run; 

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 


262 


SPECIAL PRAYERS . 


OPENING PRAYERS. 

For any Young People’s Meeting. 

I. 

Our heavenly Father, who in Christ Jesus 
hast made us members of his mystical body and 
also of one another in the blessed communion of 
all thy saints, and hast richly endowed us with 
manifold gifts and graces, powerfully dispose 
our hearts, we beseech Thee, to use all our tal¬ 
ents and possessions in ministering to the bodies 
and souls of men, according to their various 
wants. 

Bless all our services and prosper all our ac¬ 
tivities in bringing men into thy kingdom and in 
strengthening thy saints, and accept us in per¬ 
son and in service for the sake of Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. 


II. 

Gracious Father, we come before Thee in our 
weakness, praying for strength. 

Direct us in all our efforts to worship and 
serve Thee. Help us to walk worthy of the Lord 
unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good 
work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


263 


And so lead us by thy good Spirit in safety 
through the labors and cares, the dangers and 
trials of life that we may at last reach the rest 
prepared for those who love and fear Thee, the 
triune God, to whom be glory forever. 


CLOSING PRAYERS. 

For any Young People’s Meeting. 

I. 

Lord Jesus, we thank Thee for this service. 
Make it a blessing to all hearts. 

While we search the Scriptures, O Lord, be 
Thou our teacher. Make thy word precious to 
our souls and establish us in thy truth. Help 
us to love and obey thy word, that we may re¬ 
ceive the blessing of those who walk in the law 
of the Lord. 

May thy counsels guide us and thy presence 
cheer us through all our journey. 

We ask all in the name of Him who has 
taught us to say: 

Our Father, etc. 


264 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


II. 

Most merciful God, hear our evening prayer. 

As Thou hast taught us call Thee our Father, 
not only give us the spirit of adoption, we be¬ 
seech Thee, but also help us daily to give Thee 
the love and obedience of true children. 

In thy mercy forgive our sins and enable us 
by thy grace to amend our lives according to 
thy word. 

Help us to be useful in our day and according 
to our opportunity, each one faithfully fulfilling 
his office as prophet, priest and king in thy 
Church, that at last we may hear thy gracious 
words, Well done, good and faithful servant. 

Our Father, etc. 


Must Jesus bear the cross alone, 

And all the world go free? 

No, there’s a cross for every one, 

And there’s a cross for me. 

The consecrated cross I’ll bear, 

Till death shall set me free, 

And then go home my crown to wear, 
For there’s a crown for me. 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 

TABLE PRAYERS. 


265 


I. 

The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord, and 
Thou givest them their meat in due season. 
Thou openest thy hand and satisfiest all our 
wants. For this we thank Thee, through Jesus 
Christ, our Saviour. Amen. 

II. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, Thou art the 
giver of all good. Continue thy mercy toward 
us and toward all thy needy ones, for our Re¬ 
deemer’s sake. Amen. 

III. 

Sanctify, O Lord, these thy good gifts to our 
use and us to thy service, through Jesus Christ, 
our Saviour. Amen. 

IV. 

Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for our 
daily bread. Bless it to our use and strengthen 
us for thy holy service, for Jesus’ sake. Amen. 


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266 


SPECIAL PRAYERS. 


V. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, from 
whom come all our merices, we look to Thee for 
thy blessing upon our daily bread. Nourish our 
souls with heavenly food, for our Redeemer's 
sake. Amen. 


Jesus, I live to Thee, 

The loveliest and best; 

My life in Thee, thy life in me, 
In thy blest love I rest. 

Jesus, I die to Thee, 

Whenever death shall come; 

To die in Thee is life to me, 

In my eternal home. 

Whether to live or die, 

I know not which is best; 

To live in Thee is bliss to me, 

To die is endless rest. 

Living or dying, Lord, 

I ask but to be thine; 

My life in Thee, thy life in me 
Makes heaven forever mine. 


INDEX OF HYMNS 


Abide among us with thy grace.181 

All hail the power of Jesus’ name.187 

Ascend thy throne, almighty King.178 

At the Lamb’s high feast we sing.194 

Behold what w'ondrous grace.210 

Be Thou, 0 God, exalted high. 28 

Break Thou the bread of life.163 

Come gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 83 

Come let us join our cheerful songs.157 

Come, Thou almighty King.226 

Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat.58 

Father of eternal grace . 151 

Father, Son and Holy Ghost.102 

Forever with the Lord.215 

From all that dwell below the skies.172 

Glory be to God, the Father.105 

Glory be to God, the Father.221 

Glory to Thee, my God, this night.219 

Gracious Spirit, love divine.200 

Guide me, 0 Thou great Jehovah. 93 

Hail my ever blessed Jesus.64 

Hasten, Lord, the glorious time. 55 

Holy and reverend is the name.77 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.192 

Holy Spirit, faithful guide . .198 

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds.138 

I lay my sins on Jesus.217 

I love thy kingdom, Lord.206 

In the cross of Christ I glory.72 

Jesus, I live to Thee.266 

Jesus, lover of my soul.190 

Jesus, my Shepherd, let me share.143 

Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.96 

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun.261 

Jesus, the very thought of Thee . , 202 






































268 INDEX. 

Jesus, thy boundless love to me.122 

Just as I am, without one plea.250 

Let us adore the eternal Word.154 

Lord of the worlds above.. 130 

Love divine, all love excelling.148 

May the grace of Christ, our Saviour.. . 114 

More love to Thee, 0 Christ.223 

Must Jesus bear the cross alone ..264 

My faith looks up to Thee.224 

Nearer, my God, to Thee.. . 184 

0 Christ, Thou glorious King, we own.127 

O for a heart to praise my God.. . 212 

O for a thousand tongues to sing. 43 

O love divine, how sweet Thou art . . ... . . . . . 204 

0 Thou, from whom all goodness flows. 61 

Praise God from w 7 hom all blessings flow.31 

Praise oui glorious King and Lord. 80 

Praise the name of God most high ..99 

Praise the Father, earth and heaven. 90 

Praise ye the Father, for his loving kindness.34 

Rock of Ages, cleft for me.. 66 

Safely through another week.. 22 

Saviour, Thy dying love.. 160 

Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns..108 

Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive ..175 

Sing we to our God above.Ill 

Stand up, stand up for Jesus.169 

Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear.166 

Sweet the moments, rich in blessing . ..253 

Thee we adore, eternal Ix>rd.248 

The God of mercy be adored. 37 

The morning light is breaking.. . 106 

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 49 

To God the Father, God the Son.46 

To God, the Father’s throne ..146 

To the eternal Three.133 

To Zion’s hill I lift mine eyes. 40 

Ye saints, proclaim abroad ............ 196 











































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